Drinking Statistics

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I keep seeing this “fact” in stories related to healthcare:

“Doctors have a rule of thumb. Whatever the patient says they’re drinking, multiply it by three,” said Dr. Bruce Rowe, a family doctor in suburban Milwaukee. “If they say two drinks a day, assume they have six.”

So here’s your assignment: Next time you go in for a check-up, tell the doctor you drink a 12-pack a day and watch them freak out when they impose the x3 rule.