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.

  • Ubermeisters@lemmy.zipEnglish
    482·
    1 year ago

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

          • Ubermeisters@lemmy.zipEnglish
            16·
            1 year ago

            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.worldEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              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.

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
        18·
        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.worldOPEnglish
        16·
        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.