Maybe this article would be better titled “Don’t think and thrive.” As other reports tie stress to depressed immune function, any stress reduction (including intoxicant use) is expected to offer benefits in disease. Because ethanol use is already culturally ubiquitous, often with negative effects, outcome-oriented research serves the purpose of alcohol’s producers.
Stephen Diliberto Miami, Okla.
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