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Upon reviewing that claim, '''i could not find any actual study proving the claim that infact "light or moderate" drinking is the causality for alcohol related cancers''', this is simply a corrleational claim, until a citation to a direct study can actually prove a causality here, i do not believe this section should remain.

: ~~I added: According to~~ the WHO ~~nearly half~~ of ~~all~~ alcohol~~-attributable cancers in~~ the WHO ~~European Region~~ are ~~linked to alcohol consumption~~, ~~even from "light" or "moderate" drinking – "less than 1.5 litres~~ of ~~wine or less than 3.5 litres of beer or less than 450 millilitres of spirits per week"~~. --[[User:David Hedlund|David Hedlund]] ([[User talk:David Hedlund|talk]]) 18:45, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

: The inclusion of the WHO's warning in discussions of alcohol's toxicity and harm potential is justified, as it reflects the current scientific consensus and provides critical information for harm reduction. The WHO's statements are more authoritative than individual opinions, precisely because they are based on a systematic evaluation of global research and expert review. --[[User:David Hedlund|David Hedlund]] ([[User talk:David Hedlund|talk]]) 18:53, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

: I believe the reasoning for antithetical to psychonautics comes from reasoning that decreasing suggestibility is in direct opposition to an open exploration of the mind --[[User:Graham|Graham]] ([[User talk:Graham|talk]]) 21:56, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

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 Upon reviewing that claim, '''i could not find any actual study proving the claim that infact "light or moderate" drinking is the causality for alcohol related cancers''', this is simply a corrleational claim, until a citation to a direct study can actually prove a causality here, i do not believe this section should remain.
-: I added: According to the WHO nearly half of all alcohol-attributable cancers in the WHO European Region are linked to alcohol consumption, even from "light" or "moderate" drinking – "less than 1.5 litres of wine or less than 3.5 litres of beer or less than 450 millilitres of spirits per week". --[[User:David Hedlund|David Hedlund]] ([[User talk:David Hedlund|talk]]) 18:45, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
+: The inclusion of the WHO's warning in discussions of alcohol's toxicity and harm potential is justified, as it reflects the current scientific consensus and provides critical information for harm reduction. The WHO's statements are more authoritative than individual opinions, precisely because they are based on a systematic evaluation of global research and expert review. --[[User:David Hedlund|David Hedlund]] ([[User talk:David Hedlund|talk]]) 18:53, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
+: I believe the reasoning for antithetical to psychonautics comes from reasoning that decreasing suggestibility is in direct opposition to an open exploration of the mind --[[User:Graham|Graham]] ([[User talk:Graham|talk]]) 21:56, 11 June 2025 (UTC)