Does AA Work? New Open To Debate Podcast Episode For Dry January
Last week, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a sobering report about the cancer risks linked to something that most Americans enjoy frequently: an alcoholic beverage.
In the advisory, Dr. Vivek Murthy outlined the substantial evidence behind the increased risk of developing seven types of cancers among people who consumed as little as one daily drink, or even fewer.
“What we know with a high degree of confidence is that there is a causal link between alcohol and cancer risk,” says Murthy as reported by Time Magazine. “The data has been building for some time and getting stronger and stronger.”
The advisory cites alcohol as the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S. after tobacco and obesity and notes that there are about 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths in the country annually. That’s more than the yearly number of alcohol-associated traffic crash fatalities.
With that development in mind, the Open to Debate podcast has again crafted an episode that is timely and critical.
Last year, a quarter of all Americans participated in Dry January — it’s a popular campaign — where one voluntarily abstains from alcohol for the entire month.
One outcome of Dry January for many — quitting alcohol entirely — is at the heart of this week’s episode of Open to Debate where the show discusses the group Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which promotes a recovery process based on…read more here