One might expect alcohol consumption to be roughly normally distributed, but clearly it is not when the top 10% is so far off the chart. Imagine what it would b

One might expect alcohol consumption to be roughly normally distributed, but clearly it is not when the top 10% is so far off the chart. Imagine what it would be like to drink 74 drinks in a week. I've been a heavy drinker at times, but that amount blows my mind. And that's just the middle of the top 10%. I love me some booze, but that amount is so far beyond what I would consider enjoyable that there would have to be something seriously, irrationally wrong with me to partake to that degree on a regular basis. That's what addiction is. It's like asking why someone with OCD can't simply not wash their hands. It's mind bending to even imagine for someone who hasn't had that experience. I've dealt with obsession and compulsion at times in my life (not as a disorder), and I know how hard it is for me to modify habits and fixations. True addiction is some next level shit.