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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

So-called low-risk drinking isn't


Researchers find 2,800 premature deaths vs. more than 800 prevented

Cindy Harnett, CanWest News Service

Published: Tuesday, May 01, 2007

VICTORIA - Like any drunken tale too good to be true, it turns out the supposed health benefits of low-risk drinking have been greatly exaggerated, says a Victoria researcher in an international report released Monday.

"We need to be careful about our drinking and the idea that alcohol is really a health product," said Tim Stockwell, director of the Centre for Addictions Research of B.C.

Focusing their findings on Canadian statistics, researchers found that while more than 800 premature deaths were prevented each year due to the benefits of moderate drinking, that same type of consumption caused 2,800 premature deaths.

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