Former government adviser David Nutt on the dangers of alcohol, the harm caused by criminalisation and why he’s not a ‘legaliser’
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Lucid, informative and logical. Excellent clip, well done.
He speaks the truth.. the drinks industry and the governments attitude toward alcohol is just disgusting.