+56 You don't drink because it makes you "cool" or "popular" you drink because you have an awesome time, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I drink soda.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't drink.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

For someone who is such a big advocator of the legalization of drugs, it surprises me that you don't drink.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Eh, part of advocating them is knowing as much as I can about them. As far as toxicity goes, it's one of the worst. If we're talking purely about dosage, it's easier to fatally overdose on alcohol than cocaine, and it's similar to heroin. As far as long-term effects go, alcohol has an extremely long list of horrible effects. If I recall correctly, it causes somewhere between six and thirteen different types of cancer, and otherwise negatively impacts virtually every organ in the body. As far as acute effects of intoxication go, I'm not a fan of that, either. It greatly reduces judgement //and// motor skills, which is a bad combination. It pretty much slows down your brain rather than altering how it works. I've been completely stoned out of my mind and still manage to be smarter and more careful than a drunk person. I've been fucked up on DXM and never approached being as trashed as people become on alcohol. It is connected to over half of all suicides. Plus, someone extremely important to me has said horrible things while drunk. That didn't make me happy. When compared to everything else, alcohol is the third leading cause of death in the United states.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

TL:DR, I just think it's a really bad idea.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I never understood why people need alcohol to have a good time. Are humans that pathetic?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

clearly you're a child, or a troll. Alcohol enhances a good time. You can watch a movie with some friends and have a good time, or you could introduce some alcohol into that situation and it becomes a great time filled with joking and laughter.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

All I got out of that is that you and your friends are boring and can't make a joke without alcohol.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

we definitely can joke around without laughter. Alcohol takes a fun time, and makes it better. It just makes you feel great.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Getting drunk is great until you finger your best friend when her boyfriend is two feet away. Then you gotta deal with a bunch of bullshit from that.

by Anonymous 11 years ago