What Is the Deal With Drinking?
I would like to know what’s the big deal about drinking? In my opinion, people who go out, party, and get drunk have nothing better to possibly do with there lives. To me, people can enjoy themselves without getting liquored up and intoxicating themselves. In today’s world, there is always something to do, but that time may be wasted puking out all of last night’s drinks, or suffering from a next morning hangover. From what I have seen and observed, when a person is drunk, you see the worst in them. You see a whole new side of that person that you never would have imagined.
There was a situation that I recently discussed with one of my old friends. He advised me to share this with people who love to drink. He lost a very good friendship due to alcohol. One night, he and his friend’s wife met at a party. They ended up getting drunk and one thing led to another, and they ended up having sex. This cost my friend a friendship and cost his friend a marriage. People do real dumb thing once intoxicated and from observation, there is always hurt at the end of it all.
Then there are the people who get drunk and drive while intoxicated. This really ticks me off. This to me is one of the most selfish things a person can do; for one, you are risking your own life and two, you are putting someone else’s at stake. In the United States, DUI carries 41% of all traffic deaths. In the past, I have lost someone in a car related death and I vowed never to let myself ever get drunk.
People say that they use alcohol as a party starter or as something to loosen up. It is obvious that these people have no self- esteem. If you need a harmful substance, which has been proven to cause liver cancer, to loosen up, you need help. Drinking has no benefits whatsoever. People nowadays, especially teens, need to smarten up and take responsibility knowing that drinking not only affects its consumer, but also everyone coming into contact with that person.
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