alcohol...seriously just think about it for a second.

this stuff causes way too many problems, not only to your health, but to society as a whole.

im not gonna get into all the health issues but...

so many ill acts are committed when a person is drunk-rapes, murders, and other acts of violence. i also feel that alcohol significantly contributes to the number of unwanted pregnancies and spreading of STDs.

some abusive spouses never lay an ill hand on their partner unless theyre drunk. same thing with many of the child molestors out there.

and how many car wrecks are blamed on drunks every year? i dont know the numbers, but i do know its too damn many.

i think that all these ads that say to not drink and drive, and please drink responsibly are futile. when youre drunk youre not gonna think of this stuff. and when it comes to driving either youre minimally drunk and dont realize that youre not fit to drive despite it, or youre raging drunk and the thought eludes you entirely. after all, how can you think of this stuff when your attention span has been reduced to 7 seconds.

i got drunk a few times when i was in high school. i didnt do anything regrettable, but still dont ever wanna to that again. i hated the way it made me feel. and to this day i feel nausiated when i think of the taste, or if i see someone else drinking.

i mean, why would anybody wanna do that to themselves. it makes you lose control of your body, youre stumbling around, off balance, and cant hold down a converstion, all followed by the dreaded hangover.

i once had a friend who became an outright alcoholic and had to be hospitalized. now THAT'S scary.

just recently i read a story about this woman who was living with her friend. the friend was married and had a 9 month old son. the friend kicked her out because she was an alcoholic. the woman decided to drown her sorrows in alcohol ( OF COURSE !!) and while she was drunk, she went to her now ex-roomate's apt, took her son and slit his throat, in an act of vengeance. would she have still done it had she been sober? maybe. maybe not. but you wonder....

this stuff needs to be banned. its just too dangerous. i find it ironic that drugs are banned-im assuming due to percieved dangers associated with it, and yet they keep alcohol on the shelves like it was candy...and tobacco too, which is a drug also, but thats another story.

there are so many other ways to feel good. meditate, simmer in the hottub, make love to your sweetie, eat your favorite food till it comes out your nose, hell, get a massage (oooohhh, yeeaahh) im personally quite a gum addict myself-at least that stuff tastes good.

but alcohol? its the poison water.