> Alcohol promises a great time. Alcohol delivers a hangover and regrets. I've always described drinking as “borrowing happiness from tomorrow, sometimes at a

> Alcohol promises a great time. Alcohol delivers a hangover and regrets. I've always described drinking as “borrowing happiness from tomorrow, sometimes at a high interest rate”. But like any debt that might actually feel like a good deal at the time, and might actually be a good deal sometimes. And even if it isn't a good deal, if you are someone with a dependency or addiction realising this isn't simple (and even if you realise, taking action (or not) based on that realisation is often far from easy). Regrets in hindsight are not very effective at moderating behaviour once a physical addiction or phycological (including social) dependency has set in.