[twobone]

Of course in the perfect world use would be in moderation.

HOWEVER - the real issue is addiction. Alcoholism is one of the worst diseases that humanity currently faces. Within my own small circle of family and friends it has killed as many people as cancer.

At present one of my 43 year old best friends lies in a brain dead coma due to a combination of alcohol abuse and pain pills. His father is a raging alcoholic...it gets passed down.

My mother in law died of liver failure caused by alcohol and tylenol.
My father in law and his 2nd wife are raging alcoholics as well.

I should add that we don't live in a trailer park. All of these folks are middle class upstanding members of society

OK, there are chronic weed smokers, but they are very few and far between.

The stats are just too clear. A very significant percentage of the population are genetically predisposed to alcohol abuse. The fact that we as a society let these people self destruct is very sad