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[warmcome]

I dont drink that regularly but when I do, it is with the intention of getting merry/high/drunk without going overboard and getting messy or sick. Just sometimes I need to forget and have fun.

We're still talking about alcohol here, right ?

my attitude is adversarial on this matter, it has to be.
alcohol is ubiquitus in this society, approved of, giggled at.

children are brought to pubs after mass and bought many minerals
with straws in them-what do they learn from this?

[deadboysdontlie]

i absolutely hate seeing kids in pubs, id happily leave a pub if theres kids there,

i drink more than i probably should but to hell with it, i dont smoke, i dont take drugs (nothing against those that do, i believe in freedom of choice) and i dont drive

if sex and alcohol are my only vices then im happy

[Johnson]

my attitude is adversarial on this matter, it has to be.
alcohol is ubiquitus in this society, approved of, giggled at.

children are brought to pubs after mass and bought many minerals
with straws in them-what do they learn from this?

What's your overall point warmcome? Do you believe alcohol should be banned?

[warmcome]

What's your overall point warmcome? Do you believe alcohol should be banned?

100yrs ago in America they attempted such a foolish thing:

Prohibition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

i would like to see more awareness of the perils of this everyday substance:

Drugs that cause most harm: Scoring drugs | The Economist

[willyup]

Hardly drink at all now since I went on a three day bender a couple of years ago after my dad died.
I was SEVERELY fcuked up afterwards and swore never again would I touch another drop and didnt for year.
Since then I have settled on a very rare and random few beers.

[Ebony Amber]

Alcohol is a very clever vice in the way that it may seem harmless but obviously causes much harm.

I however enjoy a drink. Be that in a club, pub or a glass of wine at the end of an evening. I have a grip on my alcohol intake so see it as no problem when part of a balanced lifestyle. I think up bringing is a big part of how people treat alcohol. Growing up with a grandmother who stated to give me wine at dinner (small often diluted glass) from the age of 13/14 kind of took the allure away from it so when I turned 18 I didn't feel the need to go crazy. At uni I see a lot of people who grew up in houses where alcohol was forbidden and now they are away from home and surrounded by cheap drink deals they go mad.

I think alcohol needs to be introduced to people from a fairly young age so they can be comfortable with having it around them without feeling the need to abuse it. Obviously this won't solve things in every case but it will go a long way.

[Marko1980]

Hangovers can be pretty nasty but weigh up the pros and cons, bad hangover the next day but thats offset by how cool you looking drinking.
I always feel cool with a whisky on the rocks in my hand.

[Johnson]

100yrs ago in America they attempted such a foolish thing:

Prohibition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

i would like to see more awareness of the perils of this everyday substance:


Drugs that cause most harm: Scoring drugs | The Economist

Good article. I think Ebony Amber is right, parents should take a mature approach to alcohol, something that can be enjoyed in moderation, whilst acknowledging it's dangers. I think that approach should be taken with most drugs. Education, as always, is the key.

I really don't like seeing kids in pubs, but there is a difference between the odd Sunday family lunch and the scum who bring there kids to the pub all day every weekend.

[Natasha]

Parental alcohol problems can and do have a serious impact on a child’s welfare and safety.

[Fitzy]

Everything in moderation I like going out at the weekends and having a good time but the older you get the longer it takes to get over a hangover and the older you get the wiser you get .