In the area I live in we read an ever-increasing flow of letters and articles bemoaning the massive problems produced by alcohol consumption, on our roads, in our homes and streets, by our youth and in the health and behaviour of every age group. The issue is coming to a head with a new development that plans to put a bottle shop on a quiet suburban street of families with young children. There are already two pubs and 3 bottle shops in one tiny town. This in an area with higher-than-average underage drinking, depression, violent crime, burglary, break-ins, rapes, domestic violence, drug abuse, homelessness and poverty. Are we crazy?
Consider what we use alcohol for in laboratory research and pathology (speaking from decades of personal experience):
1. to kill living cells
2. to dehydrate living tissues, strip the water out of them
3. to strip out the fats and oils from living tissues
4. to harden living tissues
5. to dissolve most organic substances
Now consider us:
1. we are made of living cells
2. we are mostly water and need it for every physiological process
3. the membrane of every living cell is made of fats and oils; our brain and nervous system particularly require fats and oils to function
4. our tissues need to be soft in order to function
5. we are made of mostly organic substances
So, what on earth are we doing drinking the stuff?
What role model are we adults being for our young? Surely if we want our children not to drink and worship the stuff, then we should not be doing it either.
And why is it possible for giant booze peddlers to even have a right to set up shop amidst communities? Aren't governments, councils and civil organizations there solely to serve the people? They urge moderation and implore us to be responsible drinkers, while simultaneously allowing in the alcohol sellers whose only interest is encouraging us to drink ourselves senseless to maximize their profits - they can try to earn goodie points by supporting charitable causes and by "promoting responsible drinking", but the bottom line is they have a vested interest in the addiction of as many people as possible.
The problem is not the age of drinkers, or how much or what beverage or style of drinking. The problem is the drinking of alcohol, period.
Defenders are quick to bandy the so-called science "a few drinks is good for you, and red wine has great anti-oxidants". Well if you want the health benefits, be honest - spend your booze money on proper nutritious organic food and supplements. Why kid yourself by drinking a toxin that may have a few nutrients in it? The only answer is that the so-called "health benefits" are another defence to justify drinking alcohol. Whether people admit they have a problem, or claim they don't and hide behind "I'm a responsible drinker" or behind the last resort on the sliding defence scale, ie. "but anyway I like it", alcohol is an insidiously dangerous drug and industrial chemical that has a grip on everyone who drinks any amount of it, and like an invasive weed has taken root in human society.
Are you feeling powerless to do anything about it? You're not powerless. There's something simple everyone can do right now. Just quit. Totally.
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