I conducted the church program about Addiction Recovery as a church-service missionary for two years. Those good people are not in charge of their lives; their addictions are. This article rings true for me, with a stepfather who used alcohol heavily, and physically harmed me and my mother. Alcohol is widely available and socially acceptable. It only takes one drink to start down the path that can lead to harm to others, and possible addiction. So much misery. Yet, it is pushed by manufacturers and others who insist it is a "positive" social interaction. It is a lie of monumental proportions in our society.
HalSeptember 6, 2018
Thank you for this article! I hope this will another nail in the coffin of those also trying to legalize recreational marijuana with the old argument that "it's no worse than alcohol." With the documented health issues, broken marriages, abused spouses and children, lost jobs / wages, and criminal acts committed while under the influence of alcohol, who needs yet another substance to add to the misery?
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ChuckSeptember 7, 2018
I conducted the church program about Addiction Recovery as a church-service missionary for two years. Those good people are not in charge of their lives; their addictions are. This article rings true for me, with a stepfather who used alcohol heavily, and physically harmed me and my mother. Alcohol is widely available and socially acceptable. It only takes one drink to start down the path that can lead to harm to others, and possible addiction. So much misery. Yet, it is pushed by manufacturers and others who insist it is a "positive" social interaction. It is a lie of monumental proportions in our society.
HalSeptember 6, 2018
Thank you for this article! I hope this will another nail in the coffin of those also trying to legalize recreational marijuana with the old argument that "it's no worse than alcohol." With the documented health issues, broken marriages, abused spouses and children, lost jobs / wages, and criminal acts committed while under the influence of alcohol, who needs yet another substance to add to the misery?
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