E210: The Surgeon General's Warning on Alcohol- A Frank Discussion on Health Risks and Changing Cultural Views

Sober Friends

Matt J

Alcohol Free, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Dry January, Spirituality, Sober, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Sobriety, Sober Curious, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, 12 Steps

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🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Send us a text Join Steve and Matt as they dive into the recent Surgeon General's warning about alcohol being a carcinogen, exploring what this means for both drinkers and non-drinkers alike. Drawing from personal experience and scientific insights, they discuss how younger generations are increasingly questioning alcohol use, the rise of mocktail culture, and why "moderate drinking" might not be as healthy as once believed. The hosts share candid observations about changing societal attitude...

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0:00.0	They've come to realize something that we know because we've done a lot of work and we do a lot of study on it, that alcohol is a toxin to the body.
0:10.0	It's a toxin to the cells.
0:12.0	And so that information has been out there.
0:15.0	One of the things I think happened is that after that pandemic, and even during the pandemic, there was a huge spike in alcohol-related
0:24.2	health issues, mostly liver issues, with younger people, right? Younger people were showing up
0:31.0	to the hospital with liver problems, with cirrhosis of the liver issues, in their 30s and 40s, which is not something they,
0:39.2	they never used to see that until people were in their 60s or 70s.
0:42.5	And I think what happened, people started saying, what's going on here, right?
0:48.7	I'm Matt.
0:49.7	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:50.7	Hey, I'm John.
0:51.9	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
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0:59.2	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day-to-day.
1:04.3	Now we overcame those struggles.
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1:11.1	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
1:13.4	Oh, hello, Steve.
1:14.5	Although I see you all the time, I haven't seen you on the podcast in a while.
1:19.1	So very happy to see you again.
1:22.7	We are going to talk a little bit about the Surgeon General's warnings on alcohol.
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