For me, the best part of TFA was the final paragraph that went into the actual risks to individuals rather than a public health policy perspective.
Both viewpoints are entirely valid, but being reminded that the actual risk of dying from any of the mechanisms alcohol interacts with are very low to start with, so small increases in those risks does not add up to much ... per individual.
As a society of millions, of course, the product of the shift in probability and population is quite significant.
The difference between these two perspectives is often ignored, or at best elided.
Both viewpoints are entirely valid, but being reminded that the actual risk of dying from any of the mechanisms alcohol interacts with are very low to start with, so small increases in those risks does not add up to much ... per individual.
As a society of millions, of course, the product of the shift in probability and population is quite significant.
The difference between these two perspectives is often ignored, or at best elided.