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It all adds up. The evidence is pretty broad and conclusive that alcohol is neurotoxic and reduces your life span. It's important that we do make clear to ou
by justonepost 9y ago
It all adds up. The evidence is pretty broad and conclusive that alcohol is neurotoxic and reduces your life span. It's important that we do make clear to our children the dangers so they don't fall into addiction out of complacency. All to often cigarette smoking and drinking is normalized. Now of course we have to deal with marijuana.
Have a few glasses once a month is probably ok, same for other drugs I am sure. But it's all too easy to slip into habit.
There are ways to create joy In your life that don't require chemicals. We don't teach our children about this enough. Stories like this could stressed that.
- jdavis703 9y agoDrinking -- at least for me -- has never about joy or being happy. The only happiness I really get from a drink is enjoying a new, novel flavor, not dissimilar from the joy of tasting a new food. For me the main reason I drink is to medicate my anxiety. My anxiety is both a blessing and a curse. It motivates me to work harder, but at the same time causes me to fear social interaction. With alcohol I can temporarily tolerate being in close quarters with people I'm loosely associated with, such as acquittances, family and colleagues. But for me it's a medication primarily, not something to get "high" off of. I am certainly not the only one who drinks in order to maintain the appearance of some semblance of a normal life.
- songbirdstew 9y agoAnxiety is no joke, and I'm not trying to be patronizing as I'm sure you might have considered this, but why not get a prescription for anti-anxiety medication, or try other therapeutic approached? Depending on what kind of insurance you have, it could end up being less expensive than an alcohol habit.