Peter Attia· MD
it would depend on how severely physiologically dependent they were and whether or not they were at risk for life-threatening withdrawal or delirium tremens or seizures
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
it would depend on how severely physiologically dependent they were and whether or not they were at risk for life-threatening withdrawal or delirium tremens or seizures
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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some people who drink enormous quantities for decades can stop and have minimal withdrawal and other people who have had much shorter drinking careers um will go into delirium tremens or have life-threatening seizures