I have this soviet-era expression by my grandmother etched into my brain "Beer alcoholism is the most dangerous type". Have no fucking idea if that's verifiable or not, but it kept me from having more than a beer a week.
[...] Just googled the term and the page for it on Wikipedia is
only avaliable in Russian (ахахах, my fucking sides):
https://shorturl.at/nwxzM . Some choice quotes from it translated to the best of my ability:
"Beer alcoholism or gambrinism is a term used for an addiction to beer. The term comes from the name Gambrinus, the legendary Flemish king, inventor and patron of brewing."
"The probability of developing severe alcohol intoxication when drinking beer is significantly lower than when drinking vodka." (yeah, no shit) "At the same time, the risk of developing alcohol dependence in beer drinkers is much
higher than in wine or spirits drinkers."
"In real clinical practice, there is a peculiarity that the more pure substances a patient uses, the easier his detoxification is. Alcoholics who drink whiskey, vodka or homemade moonshine are easier to detoxify."
"Severe somatic consequences (liver cirrhosis, hepatitis, myocardiodystrophy) - the so-called "beer heart syndrome" are often found in cases of years of regular abuse of beer"
Nick, you stupid nigger, drop the whiskey! You could be having the "beer heart syndrome" ark
and saving lots money in the process. What are you doing?