My own experience bears Rich’s article out. Of the two dozen relatives I’ve lost to death over the last 20 years, all except for three were non-drinkers . . . lifelong abstainers (we are not Mormon). The three who were previous heavy drinkers lived to be 38, 40 and 73. None of their causes of death were alcohol-related.

The rest died at age 83, 82, 67 and below . . . half below age 50, due to a combination of bad genes, smoking and bad luck :=(