Peele disagrees:

Exploring Psychological Benefits Associated with Moderate Alcohol Use: A Necessary Corrective to Assessments of Drinking Outcomes? https://peele.net/lib/exploring.html

Alcohol, Necessary Evil or Positive Good? https://peele.net/lib/exploring.html

A Toast to Your Health Warning: Alcohol may increase your life expectancy and reduce dementia. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703445904576118...

Sorry, could not resist. And I think highly of Peele.