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And, anyway, there are a whole host of reasons for avoiding alcohol that have little direct connection with heart and circulatory health. \u00a0For example, I\u2019ve personally lost friends to accidents caused by drunk drivers. \u00a0And\u00a0there is a history of occasional problems with the bottle\u00a0in my non-LDS extended family. \u00a0Alcoholism damages lives. \u00a0Finally, of course, for Latter-day Saints the most powerful reason of all is (and should be) the belief that the Lord says \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
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