mothers against drunk driving.
DARE.
after school specials.
very special episodes of sitcoms.

all informed me that alcohol is absolutely a drug.



>Yes I have. When I was a teenager there was a clear
>distinction between "drugs" and "alcohol".
>

maybe you lived in another time.
Anybody that grew up in the 80s knows alcohol is a dangerous drug.


>>
>>What rock are ppl living under where they missed the memo
>that
>>drugs are dangerous?
>>
>
>I'm speaking about alcohol. Many people die of alcohol
>poisoning. If people were educated and aware that wouldn't
>happen.
>


ppl know McDonald's is dangerous and die of heart attacks.
they eat the shit in spite of the risks.

absolutely nobody thinks the shit is healthy.
same principle with alcohol poisoning.
ppl that get it knew it was possible.



>>
>>They also have their drug problems broadcasted before a
>>national audience. Which further reminds ppl that the shit
>>ain't completely safe.
>>
>
>In a fashion which glamorizes their "I don't give a fuck"
>attitude which most kinds think is cool.
>

Yet the majority still drink less than one drink per week.

>>
>>Your social circle is weird.
>>The majority have less than one drink per week.
>
>How do you have less than one drink per week? Half a drink?
>:)
>


Some never drink, some have one per week.
The average comes out as less than 1 per week.


>>
>>Do you have stats that show something different?
>>>
>>
>
>I think the problem is far greater than you give credit to.
>
>
>Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) in the United States:
>
>Adults (ages 18+): Approximately 17 million adults ages 18 and
>older (7.2 percent of this age group) had an AUD in 2012. This
>includes 11.2 million men (9.9 percent of men in this age
>group) and 5.7 million women (4.6 percent of women in this age
>group).3
>About 1.4 million adults received treatment for an AUD at a
>specialized facility in 2012 (8.4 percent of adults in need).
>This included 416,000 women (7.3 percent of women in need) and
>1.0 million men (8.9 percent of men in need).4
>
>
>Youth (ages 12–17): In 2012, an estimated 855,000
>adolescents ages 12–17 (3.4 percent of this age group) had
>an AUD. This number includes 444,000 females (3.6 percent) and
>411,000 males (3.2 percent).5
>An estimated 76,000 adolescents received treatment for an AUD
>at a specialized facility in 2012 (8.9 percent of adolescents
>in need). This included 28,000 females (6.3 percent of
>adolescent females in need) and 48,000 males (11.7 percent of
>adolescent males in need).6







I didn't see a stat up there that was higher than 30 percent.