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Though I wouldn’t praise Mr Dogg for singling out someone who has clearly struggled with addiction, he nevertheless has a point. In 2017, there were over 7,000 alcohol-specific deaths in Britain, where the drug is taxed, advertised and used as a prop by politicians on the campaign trail.
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