People have been consuming alcohol for a very long time. What you are describing is addiction and its part of our society. If not alcohol, its something else.

People have been consuming alcohol for a very long time. What you are describing is addiction and its part of our society. If not alcohol, its something else. Hell, some people get addicted to work. Again, everything in moderation is a sound advice. If you can't drink or have reasons not to, don't. But you won' t get invited to parties if you started saying out loud what you write on HN.