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Originally Posted by Paddy1
I realise that you personally are not affecting the health of the person next to you by having a pint but the effect on an overstretched health service from alcohol related issues cannot be said to be insignificant by any means and, as such, alcohol should be banned if we are going to be even handed in all of this.
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Just because currently the idea to ban alcohol is not being discussed, it doesn't mean we shouldn't ban cigarettes. That's like saying, well we can't ban all knives, so let's not ban guns either.
Agreed, alcohol can be as dangerous as smoking. But the smoking brigade are all for freedom of choice with regards dangerous substances. All we can currently do is try to protect those who chose not to smoke from those who do. No one is trying to stop people from smoking. With alcohol, there is currently no proof that there is a direct impact on the health of non-drinkers from people drinking around them that is strong enough to warrant prohibiton of alcohol consumption in public places.