Researching alcohol interventions for a friend. I’ve seen more ads for alcohol than ever in my life

Anomalous_Llama@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 976 points –

I have a friend who’s alcohol consumption has gotten out of control. Me and his other friends/family are planning an intervention and so I’ve been doing a lot of research/reading on the topic.

NEVER and I mean NEVER have I seen so many fucking ads for alcohol in my LIFE. Instagram? 15 ads in a half hour of scrolling reels. YouTube? Ads. Google results? Ads. Twitter? Ads.

It’s fucking everywhere and it’s SICK. I’m researching how to help someone stop drinking and I’m getting inundated with ads for anything from gin, beers, vodkas and more. I can’t even imagine having an alcohol issue and trying to find help for myself with the web being this way.

It’s fucking sick.

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/aug/23/lsd-help-alcoholics-theory

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