I have a friend who’s alcohol consumption has gotten out of control. Me and his other friends/family are planning an intervention and so I’ve been doing a lot of research/reading on the topic.

NEVER and I mean NEVER have I seen so many fucking ads for alcohol in my LIFE. Instagram? 15 ads in a half hour of scrolling reels. YouTube? Ads. Google results? Ads. Twitter? Ads.

It’s fucking everywhere and it’s SICK. I’m researching how to help someone stop drinking and I’m getting inundated with ads for anything from gin, beers, vodkas and more. I can’t even imagine having an alcohol issue and trying to find help for myself with the web being this way.

It’s fucking sick.

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[–] 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

A lot of bars will give you free drinks if you give them your sobriety coin from AA.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Unethical life pro tips: visit AA meetings to get sobriety coins and exchange them for free drinks.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can probably just buy the coins online lmao

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    AA sourced sobriety coins cost a LOT trust me. You dont ever want to have to find out. Not that they charge you for the coins (they do not), but whatever landed you in there likely cost you more than some online coins would, is my point.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    People are talking about going to AA just for the sobriety coins. I don't think they're actually doing it earnestly because they really have a problem they want AA to help them with. So nothing actually "landed" them there.

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    A "simple goodge search" is not the same thing as some shit snopes article that i can tell isn't right, from direct life experience. IDGAF what snopes says. its a real thing, and its stupidly easy to find. I'm not telling you how to google, even though you clearly suck at it.

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