[berettafan]

What makes us drink more than one or two at a function? I suggest it's possible to master ones own mind and thoughts to the point that booze is no more effective a mood modifier than simple will......so why does anyone bother with any alcohol beyond a polite amount? Is it the fellowship one feels? The 'we are all experiencing the same effects of excess right now' aspect? If one person can find a happy place on their own without aid of chemicals how is it so hard for a group of persons to do the same? How does killing a six pack with friends (something I can understand) relate to drug addicts passed out in a boarded up shack (something I have no concept of)? Are they simply points on the same line? Or are they different lines altogether?

How are some people so unfortunate as to descend into the darkness of drug abuse and addiction while others never step past a polite buzz at the office party? What is the psychology of this?

Silly rambling no doubt but wouldn't it help some avoid a terrible fate if they could see what was coming just a bit earlier? Or does the alcohol industry forever fight shedding light on this?

I struggle with excusing an occasional beer buzz while condemning illicit drug use. I know illicit drug use is a bad thing-undesirable for society at large. So why then is it generally accepted that groups of the same society should get a little drunk every so often if they gather together and call it a party?

The question posed to me was 'what do we say to our kids when they show up drunk after a high school party?' To me the next logical step is 'why is my arbitrary line between socially acceptable and junkie the right line?' Alcohol, pot, carbs, sugar......all things that induce a pleasure response....why so damn arbitrary?


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