DAE hate when people say alcohol isn't a drug?

"Oh I don't do drugs, I just drink"

What I can't stand is how someone can use caffeine to wake up every morning, aspirin and Ibuprofen for headaches, Zoloft for depression, Adderall for ADD, can have a drink to relax after work, and take sleeping pills at night but still be a "Drug-Free" American.Yet, on the other hand, someone who doesn't use any of those drugs that are socially accepted and has a problem because they smoke pot in moderation.

I've seen alcohol screw people up more than any other drug...and is probably the most dangerous drug to be on It’s also the most dangerous drugs to stop once you are addicted. It's one of the very few drugs that can kill you by trying to quit. Even heroin is safe to stop taking.

Alcohol abuse kills around 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years. Extreme alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of avoidable death in the United States after tobacco use and poor eating and exercise habits.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which published the study, estimated that 34,833 people in 2001 died from cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and other diseases linked to drinking too much. Another 40,933 died from other mishaps caused by excessive alcohol use.

Alcohol has caused many to do more of any other drug than any other ever drug has, it's the worst gateway drug. You don't smoke a bunch of weed and suddenly think inhaling a copious amount of coke in a short space of time might be a fantastic idea, but if you’re drunk off your ass it seems like a truly brilliant plan.

I think the best way to deal with a problem is to educate yourself and others. The worst thing you can do with any problem is to turn refuse to hear the facts and just have faith that what you grew up hearing is right because that’s the way things always have been.