tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post1322734119436843697..comments2023-02-15T04:07:37.261-08:00Comments on Naltrexone Key: Competition vs. cooperationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18093006547497366339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post-56129642912449455092014-01-17T19:41:39.680-08:002014-01-17T19:41:39.680-08:00I live in the USA, and here there is no limit on h...I live in the USA, and here there is no limit on how much alcohol we are allowed to drink. If I were in my own home, I could quite literally drink myself to death without breaking any laws.<br /><br />However, courts sometimes either force or coerce people into "alcoholism treatment" (usually the failed Minnesota Model) after the people break laws against drunk driving or suchlike. I disapprove of that strongly, in part for reasons I've <a href="http://naltrexonekey.blogspot.com/2014/01/young-heavy-drinkers.html" rel="nofollow">already discussed</a> and in part because coercing people into 12 Step groups is a violation of religious freedom, and also because it's just dumb. Although that last one is kinda subjective. :)<br /><br />I suppose there are restrictions we could get along without, like "open container" laws. If someone wants to stand on the sidewalk with a beer, who's harmed? It's really quite asinine that a pub-goer who smokes has to ditch the beer for a smoke and lose the smoking while he grabs a drink. Revolving door, anyone?<br /><br />In between the "necessary laws" and the "oppressive laws" is an absolutely huge group of "silly laws." To me, the ban on open containers of alcohol seems more silly than oppressive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093006547497366339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post-43108222328369238352014-01-17T17:44:58.291-08:002014-01-17T17:44:58.291-08:00People who seek out help for out of control drinki...People who seek out help for out of control drinking, e.g drinking that is ruining their lives, would be the ones needing some form of help but only if they want to change.<br /><br />I suppose my point is we are starting to live in the "nanny state", where the state wants to tell us how much we can drink, eat and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post-73392437509609735632014-01-17T08:38:29.212-08:002014-01-17T08:38:29.212-08:00Yeah, I was surprised to find that heavy drinkers ...Yeah, I was surprised to find that heavy drinkers and binge drinkers live longer than teetotalers. I think more research is needed there, though. We shouldn't conclude too much from one study.<br /><br />Most people do just keep drinking, throughout their lives, so I'm not quite sure what your point is in the first sentence. Wouldn't most people interested in the Sinclair Method or other MET be those whose drinking is out of control?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093006547497366339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post-2244151537896415392014-01-17T03:30:16.188-08:002014-01-17T03:30:16.188-08:00Unless ones drinking is completely out of control....Unless ones drinking is completely out of control. They should just keep drinking. Also eat good food, take Milk thistle. Anyway even heavy drinkers out live non-drinkers:<br />http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2017200,00.html<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com