Opinions - Why alcohol sux...

[nick_InZoMNiAC]

well, i think it's sucky compared to even soft drugs such as weed...


you temporarily feel sligthly high, but not really many things...


anywayz i might drink a beer or wine, or some vodka from time to time but i would prefer something else to get high.

[VIKETIME]

i used to hate drinking bc i couldnt stand the taste and i thought it sucked.. but now i take my time and it can be pretty much fun, i feel more than slightly high and i dont drink large amounts. i talk a lot more, stumble around and even sometimes dance at parties w/out being embarrassed. weed goes good w/ alc too!

[FrankenChrist]

I hate losing control over my muscles and nervous system. You know, running into stuff involuntarily.

"Fukin wall! Get the fuck outta my way!"

"..and then I punched that nose right in the guy!"

[CABS205]

I don't know about ya'll, but I like the way I feel when I'm on it...but, I just don't like the taste. It's gross...

[serotonin]

i think alcohol can be treated two different ways:


as a party drug, as in going out and getting drunk with your friends. and as in an actual drug, where you take it and notice the effects. if taken like it is a drug (which it is!) then there is something different about it.

[Antidote]

I would never consider drinking as getting high. It is a depressant after all. If anything, I would call it getting low. I wouldn't do it if it weren't so widely available and accepted.

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awsome point

[Tony Blair]

If civilisation was to be run again from the start, I think certain
"drug" drugs would be legal, and alcohol would most definitely be
illegal. Look at any facts and figures about the amount of
problems it causes..

[icemaster]

I find alcohol one of the most satisfying drugs, its doesn't have any negative side effects such as nervousness and triped out feeling of stimulants, doesn't have the hard crash of stimulants, doesn't have the paranoia and possible too stoned/triped out feelings of pot, and it works well in varying amounts relating to how drunk you want to be (a very linear consumption vs effect curve)...

[Curtains]

i love drinking when i'm partying, everyone is relaxed and lets loose not caring as much what other people think of them......which can also be a bad thing at times

[P!MPJU!C3]

U have different kindah drunks. I wont drink Pisang Ambon ever again after I started seeing weird things if anything at all. But I love the buzz u get off a nice scotch drunk.
So it really depends 4 me. Do i like being drunk? HEll YeaH! But im not an alcoholic anymore. I have everything in control.

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[Micklemouse]

Sounds like smoking speed balls...

[hippie_lain]

Once an Alcoholic, always an alcoholic . Alcohols cool as long as your not Irish!

[Tony Blair]

Another thing (which is probably unique to me): I feel completely shit
after alcohol, and completely brilliant after anything else. Odd..

[icemaster]

MegaLev: do you mean while your on it, when you come down off it, or the next day???

[Tony Blair]

I meant the hangover the next day can be pretty bad. Actually,
I'm not really sure why I posted that, I dont feel 'completely sh1t', I
usually feel fine.. Ignore that, I was drunk(!)



Oops!

[wednesday]

i have always seen alcohol as a celebrational thing...

i am more of a social drinker, drinking alone has no appeal to me, but going out with a group of friends and having a drink is great

i don't usually like dirnking at partys though, its scary

Paul

[Tony Blair]

Oddly enough, I tend to associate alcohol with crappy events / crap
parties. You know, a boring house party, a tedious family
occasion, or a even a monotonous cheesy DJ session.



I know certain appauling clubs I occasionally DJ at, I *HAVE* to be
drunk to get through it. Other decent places, I wouldn't dare
have a drink...

[Growling_grover]

I like to drink just until the limit of not getting a hangover the next day (including the loads of water before going to sleep, to prevent the hangover). When i am shit-drunk (and at home preferably) i produce a joint (more like folding then rolling at that moment, but what the fuck) and smoke it. My drunkenness is like doubled and its great to just sit and watch somediscovery/NG and fall asleep.


Nothing psychedelic or insightfull but very relaxing indeed.

[CanAdIan CRonIC]

Ahh to Alcohol The Cause and Solution to all Canadians problems----I haved many good times being Drunk...Getting Drunk....And Too drunk....It's argured the worst drug it's argued the best drug...There are no such thing... all drugs have one thing in common they are drugs...Does not mean you can't enjoy them....Do all the drugs you want for all I care...Hell I'll join yeah...but It's impossible to say drugs are safe and don't have ill effect...Don't lie to yourself,,,,any pleasure in life has a price...butthose willing to sacfrice truly enjoy being themselves rather than being labled a drug addict.

[BEEKSc1]

i agree with growling_grover, there is nothing insightfull that can ever come from alcohol, it's a damn depressant that numbs your senses and lowers your inabitions whcih can lead to so many problems dealing with family, significant other, and friends, a senseless drugthat is legal in amerika, go figure tho

[Dualpower]

nick_InZoMNiAC:</span>

you temporarily feel sligthly high, but not really many things...

Well, it's not good for tripping out. Personally, I wouldn't want to be tripping every time I go out with friends.



buekerc1:</span>

there is nothing insightfull that can ever come from alcohol

Umm .. except for the works of countless alcoholic artists and writers.



Alcohol is a great drug. It does affect people differently though. If you can't tolerate its effects, too bad for you.

whcih can lead to so many problems dealing with family, significant other, and friends

Unlike other drugs .. huh?

[nEone]

Actually, small regular doses of some alcohol (red wine, for example) have been shown to reduce certain types of hear disease. Alcohol has its place...it's a drug that has a long history of responsible use, and has very well understood and predictable effects, unlike a lot of other drugs.


One of the nicer things about alcohol is that it can be measurably quantified. You can say accurately how much alcohol is in a bottle of rum/malt liquor/everclear/Mad Dog 2020. That's a lot harder with organic drugs like weed/shrooms. Part of this ability to regulate the content of alcohol is due to favorable legislation.


If you're having bad hangovers...try drinking a few glassses of water before you crash. It'll help. Or, conversely, try drinking less. There's a popular concept that More = better. In the case of alcohol....that's a quick road to disaster. There's a sustainable middle ground that most people can maintain.


Regardless, to say that "nothing good" comes out of alcohol is short sighted...it's a drug like any other, it has potential for abuse, and potential for responsible use. If your family has a history of alcoholism, you probably should be very careful when you drink.


There are pros and cons to alcohol...but the one thing that's clear is that because it's been deemed "legal", we've had much greater opportunity to explore and adjust it for proper use. It comes in any number of flavors/strengths/levels of class (Steel Reserve/Aged Port). We've allowed our culture to figure out how to fit it into our lives.


Using ANYTHING for the wrong reasons is going to casue trouble in your life. You can cause yourself serious physical harm just by drinking too much water. Alcohol, like anything else, needs to be treated with balance.

[TheMatrix]

I think alcohol really is at its best when in a social setting. It makes you sociable and helps you meet new people. Maybe your having trouble approaching a fine young lass just throw back a couple drinks and it makes it a lot easier. While I dont think its as good as opiates or even Marijuana it certainly has its place.

[joemomma]

I dont drink to get High I drink to get drunk its 2 totally different things to me

[dmax]

nEone: the positive effects from a glass of red wine are not related to
its alcohol content, but from some side effect of the fermentation
process. I'd look it up, but I'm lazy. However, I think you
can get the same effect from drinking grape juice or cranberry juice,
you just need to drink more juice than you need to drink wine.