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I'd also like to chip in that alcoholism is sneaky. Be careful with drinking
Yeah alcohol really sucks. It's so embedded into society most people expect you to start drinking regularly as soon as you can. I think it's getting better but still people are nowhere near as cautious about alcohol as they really should be it accounts for 10% of deaths worldwide, that is just mind boggling.
I had to avoid alcohol for a while because of a medication I was on and it drove me mad when people would press me after I said "I'm not drinking". I think it makes people feel weird about their own alcohol use? But if they're that self conscious, maybe they need to do some self reflection about whether their alcohol use is a problem.
A phrase I've been seeing more in recent years that's a small thing that feels impactful is stuff that says "alcohol and other drugs". It is a drug and needs to be treated with respect, and ideally caution