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The chance that alcohol causes our death increases rapidly with the amount consumed. Drinking under 140ml a week is estimated to keep the chances of an alcohol death below 1/100. The only way to make the risk zero risk is to not drink any. ■

Alcohol is useless, with all of its purported benefits achievable by other means which are not hazardous to health or well-being. ■

Alcohol can cause and worsen the common mental health problems anxiety and depression. Drinking little or no alcohol may help relieve these problems. For more alcohol understanding, please join the supporters. ■

Alcohol is not useful, with all of its purported benefits achievable by other means which are not hazardous to health or well-being. ■

Labels don’t tell us: Alcohol has roughly the same calorie density as cooking oil. The 25ml of alcohol in a large beer contains around 175 calories and the 20ml of alcohol in a quarter of a bottle of wine is around 150 calories, the same as a 50ml double measure of spirits. ■

Labels don’t tell us to avoid pressuring other people to drink alcohol. But there are many good reasons to avoid alcohol, not least avoiding harm to our physical and mental health. Please join the supporters. ■