Thomas: You are absolutely correct. That is one of the factors tabulated in the McDowell report. That report is commissioned periodically by the Mental Health Trust. While that organization doesn't agree with me on Harm Reduction, I believe they do tremendous work and are to be lauded for their efforts. You can Google the report: prepare to cry before you get angry with it says: the bottom line is that we are paying the alcohol industry to kill our people. The amount involved roughly equals the subsidies we will pay the oil companies.