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citrus_mystic t1_je5fpj6 wrote

Reply to comment by bosmacks in 85,000 tossed nips in Rhode Island collected in 90 days. by trashgirl1986

Something needs to change, but if they ban nips, I really hope they increase services for people struggling with alcoholism.

There are a lot of folks who use nips to keep the side effects of their addiction at bay, while being able to better control how much alcohol they’re consuming. Get rid of nips and people are going to have to buy the bigger bottles. Addicts aren’t particularly known for their self control and I could see a lot of alcoholics ending up drinking even more if nips are taken off the market.

A lot of people don’t have much empathy for addicts and alcoholics, which I can understand, but my concern is that getting rid of nips may result in folks drinking more than they would of nips were available. More drunk people out there and on the road…

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JimmyHavok t1_je85np2 wrote

I see little piles of nips in the gutter. 3 or 5 nips isn't control, it's concealment.

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citrus_mystic t1_je865eo wrote

When the alternative is a pint (edit: or a half pint) it’s much easier to limit or spread out consumption with single serving nips. A pint contains 10 servings of 1.5 ounce shots.

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