Re:Not-Such-Better-Living Through Chemistry
by _a_a_a_ on Saturday January 07, 2023 @03:39PM
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> and that's with a drug [...] that has established social rituals around consumption
You're missing something vital, that those social rituals are often supportive of alcohol consumption. In the UK "beer or queer" (= drink up or there's summat wrong with you"). Alcohol abuse is as much an embedded social problem as a personal one. Who hasn't tried to force another drink on someone who's clearly had too much? To my regret even I have.
On top of that, just look at alcohol advertising everywhere. It should be banned.
You're missing something vital, that those social rituals are often supportive of alcohol consumption. In the UK "beer or queer" (= drink up or there's summat wrong with you"). Alcohol abuse is as much an embedded social problem as a personal one. Who hasn't tried to force another drink on someone who's clearly had too much? To my regret even I have.
On top of that, just look at alcohol advertising everywhere. It should be banned.