This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Sarah Newton MP to provide evidence that alcohol is not a harmful drug.
Sarah Newton stood before Parliament in the recent drug strategy debate and stated that alcohol is not a harmful drug.
Alcohol kills over twice as many people as any illegal drug each year.
Sarah Newton should provide evidence alcohol is not harmul even in moderation or apologize in Parliament
More details
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines says “There is unfortunately no ‘safe’ alcohol limit when it comes to increasing one’s cancer risk.”
https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/new-recommended-drinking-guidelines-welcomed-by-nice
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