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Sarah Newton MP to provide evidence that alcohol is not a harmful drug.

Submitted on Wednesday 13th September 2017

Rejected on Thursday 14th September 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Sarah Newton MP to provide evidence that alcohol is not a harmful drug.

Petition Details

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

Additional Information

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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