Agreed, there’s two different errors here. One is conflating total harm with per-individual harm. The other, more subtle point you’re alluding to is that a lot of the relative harms of alcohol/tobacco/etc has to do with frequency of use, which is a different question from whether doing X once in an individual or community setting is advisable.
Agreed, there’s two different errors here. One is conflating total harm with per-individual harm. The other, more subtle point you’re alluding to is that a lot of the relative harms of alcohol/tobacco/etc has to do with frequency of use, which is a different question from whether doing X once in an individual or community setting is advisable.