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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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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 110 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can turn off targeted ads on most platforms so the ads you get are useless.

But you are right, when searching for anti drinking info ads for drinking shouldn't appear. I seem to remember there was a alcohol shop that was giving discounts for drinks if you gave them your sober token things you get.

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can probably just buy the coins online lmao

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year 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.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You never know, maybe my problem is lack of money for drinks.

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

You're fun at parties huh

[–] thedrivingcrooner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Been there, you have to actually have been a regular member for those said months until you can earn tokens. I don't think the elders give them out to randos on the street.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are they less than a drink? I sense an arbitrage opportunity.

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

and you get to fuck over a bar owner who is a piece of shit so there is that

[–] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 year ago

it's a big world. Any conceivable promotion you could think of us being done in at least a few places. Can't imagine its common though

[–] Anomalous_Llama@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I’ve definitely heard of bars offering free non alcoholic drinks to DD’s but I can’t imagine any trying to get AA coins in exchange for alcohol that’s crazy.

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

It's very common, Google it for your location

[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] LtLiana@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

I have to agree here, there's a pub around the corner here (Germany) that consistently gives away free beer to recovering alcoholics because they think it's the funny and manly thing to do.

[–] meggied90@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy hell, that's straight up evil if true. I hope the bad PR ran them out of business.

[–] dublet@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

You can buy the coins for as little as £0.75 each (~$1) https://www.recovery12.co.uk/newcomer-aa-medallions-67-c.asp Then go to a bar and get a drink for almost nothing.

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