A study was done on this recently and I remember seeing it on the news.

The conclusion was that Alcohol is great for socialising and the biggest factor for meeting new people, having relationships etc. It is also pretty brilliant for the economy aswell.

Going out and getting drunk does not damage your body, the liver is a pretty amazing organ and can take quite the beating.

People becoming alcoholics is something else and pretty sad, but if it wasn't alcohol then it would probably ileagle drugs etc. (Yeah i know being an alcoholic is just as bad as doing heroin if not worse)

Moving this shiz to Off-Topic. Far more conducive to unsupported claims and personal anecdotes.

I personally don't think it's simply that cut and dry, but for the most part yeah you have the nail pegged on the head. Sadly though, most people I know that drink, drink out of necessity not pleasure. They can't function without it. Alcohol's roots are deep kiddies

there is a lot of misinformation in this thread. especially that bit about alcohol addiction possibly being worse than heroin addiction... lol
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alcohol is the pinnacle of hypocrisy as far as recreational drugs go. alcohol is one of the only drugs that has been linked to violence, yet it is one of the few legal ones. also the tax on it is fuckin ridiculous

also hangovers can be pretty brutal
I usually drink a fair bit tho

Unfortunately I do not have the citation for this post, which is why Im posting it now rather than when it was in discussion

but I remember reading an article on smoking and alcohol against other recreational drugs, and in general they are just as unhealthy as the illegal drugs, and both are more unhealthy for you, in excess, than marijuana.

This indicates to me, the only reason they are legal at all is that they have been a part of culture for so long.

Having said this, alcohol is healthy in small amounts, as it keeps your liver active, but not overworked, which is GOOD for it.

(In the same way that marijuana is good for you in low amounts as [again citation needed] it reduces the risk of cancer in very low amounts)

This may help

http://norml.org/component/zoo/categ...ssing-the-risk

It may be "for dummies" but I think if you drink occasionally and not every day, and be smart with it (not driving, be in a safe place, find an amount you feel comfortable with and drink that much and not overdo it.) then I say it can be fun. One of the only negatives I see of social drinking are at parties I can't tell you how many fights ive gotten into because of another drunk idiot. I myself have never caused a fight but due to my personality, if some drunk dudes going to fuck with me at a party he's just going to get knocked out before it turns into anything more. But that just comes with partying I guess.

alcohol is just my backup weed

and cigs are my backup alcohol

and halls coughdrops are my backup cigs

then there's netflix without chill

nothing beats liquor and a decent cigar tbqh
if you're against alcohol, you're against me.

cigars are my favorite things ever