I have driven drunk a couple of times. The last time I did, I fell asleep at the wheel. I was woken up by another car honking at me as I was swerving into their lane. The entire time I was driving, I was asking myself why I was driving. I was/am ashamed of myself for that. But that was my choice and if I had hurt someone, I would have expected someone to throw my ass in jail and forget about me. Someone putting someone else’s life in danger should not be tolerated.

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When I was a kid my mothers and fathers brothers were all heavy drinkers and MEAN drunks - fighting, hitting their wives and generally being quite belligerent.

My mothers sister and her husband were also killed by a drunk driver (with one eye who shouldn’t have been driving having just lost his license the week before due to drinking).

My parents were not big drinkers at all. My dad would have a few beers on the weekend and any other alcohol consumption would take place on special occasions or holidays like Thanks giving or Christmas.

My parents weren’t against drinking, but I guess they tried to teach their kids how to consume alcohol properly. Even as a young child of 5 or 6 I was allowed to have a very small glass of wine with dinner (Christmas, birthdays, holidays- not daily!). I guess they wanted us to know the effects of alcohol before we reached an age where we would start experimenting. By the time I was a teenager and my friends started stealing booze from their parents liquor cabinets to experiment I already knew drinking wasn’t that big a deal.

I did experiment a bit with my friends and yes I drank too much on occasion. However having seen some of the worst of what alcohol can do to a person I’ve always been fairly careful about drinking.

These days I’ll have a drink only once a month or so. Alcohol hits me hard so I’m tipsy after only a drink or two. A little buzz is ok, but being stupid drunk isn’t.

Last week at 2 in the morning I watched a cab drop off a man across the street from my house. The man, when he finally managed to *crawl* out of the cab, could barely walk. He was staggering so badly and falling down every few feet that I stood and watched him until I couldn’t see him any longer in case he needed help (like falling in the busy street).

Now that’s stupid drunk. What good does it do anyone to get that drunk? At least he or perhaps the bar owner had the sense to get a cab rather than get behind the wheel of a car!

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There’s a lot of peer pressure that comes from social drinking. You are expected to have a certain amount and act a certain way. Too many people give into this pressure and thye end up completely trashed.

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I really think that demonizing weed is wrong. We don’t demonize tobacco or alcohol, and they kill an awful lot of people each year. However, the government has a vested interest in both booze and cigarettes, so they convince the people that both are ok. The people of this country really don’t have a say anymore. Government rules all.

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It is funny tho, I really lost a lot of respect for the guy, not only because he embarrassed himself but also because he got angry at one point and physically hurt me.

Also I believe that people are drinking too young and far to much. I see young teens drinking themselves close to needing hospitalisation far too often (and in Australia this has recently been brought up as a country wide health issue).

Finally as for the argument of why are pot smoker’s demonised and excessive alkeymahol drinkers arent. I cannot answer that, societies weird way of classification methinks.
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