What is your opinion on Alcohol?

antsam999

Pro:
Alcohol is a potentially addictive drug that ruins marriages, jobs, famlis, and lives. It's destructive

Alcohol Contributes to Crime, including child abuse an murder.

Drunk drivers cause many fatalities every day.

Consistncy in drug laws, if maruijuana is illegal, a drug that is non addicting and causes no violence, then why is alcohol legal

No alcohol means cops have better things to do

CONS:

Banning alcohol has not been realized, it would only result in criminating billions of people around the world and the rise of the largest black market ever.

People are violent by nature, making rape a crime does not stop rape, making drinking a crime does not stop drinking.

Accidents causes by alcohol is declining, and even so, taking away a civil liberty from the nation is a greater crime.

Maurijuana should be legal, it's ricidiculous to outlaw it. We have legal alcohol guidelines, making it illegal would result in lawless and abusive use.

Alcohol is a global industry, putting it out of the world's market would result in millions of job loss, plunging the economy into strife.

Taking away alcohol would result in a large loss of sales tax and directly affect schools, and additionally will raise new crimes, traffickers, dealers and illegal drug users to new and insane rates.

bourne3141592654

It pains me to say this because I enjoy drinking it but I have always felt it should be banned. Besides using pure alcohol for sterilization(which you don't drink) there is no positive use for it. It is harmful to your body and people under the influence have diminished capacity of mind leading to injuries and death around them. It sounds a lot to me like most drugs that are illegal doesn't it. I have always believed that Alcohol and Tobacco should be banned or many certain drugs should be legalized. I am not a big fan of double standards.

redhotsillypepper

People ought to be free to do most anything they want with their own bodies. Why not ban smoking cigarettes, eating Twinkies, watching too much TV, or anything else that is not good for us? Look at the harmful effects of the prohibition we already have in this country. Millions of people doing hard time for being drug users. Is our society benefiting from this? If you agree that it is, then let's lock up every person that does anything that could be considered harmful.

Pamela V

Alcohol has destroyed my life. My ex-husband was an alcoholic and when he was drunk he was mean. The drinking came before any bill and we were often moving.
I think bars are very dangerous places because when people are drunk they "THINK" they can drive. Drunk drivers kill! I wanted drinking banned( again) for many years.I think if bars were banned it could help to stop drunk driving. If the law makers could make it illegal to drink anywhere else but inside the home it could cut down on drunk driving accidents.I think that if a person has a party in there own home and then lets a party goer leave to drink and drive,they should be held just as responsible as the driver if the driver has an accident!

phoenixbard2004

I disagree with the premise that it is bad for you and therefore should be banned. I also disagree with any law banning it.
I don't think it should be banned simply because it is bad for you because it really is only bad for you in large amounts. While it is not really good for you, if you limit yourself, it won't do any real damage. It's like eating out for fast food. Every so often won't kill you, but every other meal just might. If worked into a healthy lifestyle, it cannot do that much harm. Another point to use is that medical studies have concluded that a glass of red wine a day (only one) can help with cholesterol problems.
Why there should not be a law against it is simple. Prohibition. It did not serve its purpose in the 1920's and it would not work now. Alcohol consumption actually rose during the time period, and it was a health concern because instead of FDA regulated beverages that had controls and standards, people were drinking alot of whatever crap was concoted in someone's bathtub. Additionally, the law created a mutli-billion dollar criminal industry that would never have existed without the amendment. Another counter argument is that our nation's law enforcement could not handle it even if there was the desire to outlaw alcohol. The same reasons came up when there was the vote in Congress on whether or not to make illegal immigrants felons instead of misdemeanor offenders. Our prisons are too full already and we could not handle the millions (it would be in the millions) of alcohol violators. Also, courts are backed up by years already and simply piling on more criminal cases will exaserbate the problem.
Ultimately, banning alcohol would never work in the U.S. we tried it once and it should not be tried again.

twinkie house

I hate Alcohol. I don't drink it, I don't like being around people that drink it, I don't like that so many people drink it. However, I don't think it should be banned. People should be free to do whatever they want to themselves, as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.

Granny 1

Anything you do to excess is harmful, eating, drinking,and so on. And no I don't think it should be banned, they did that once, didn't work then and will not work now. i personally don't drink, but we live in a free country, so let people make their own personal choices, that includes smoking too.

wellarmedlamb

Alcohol is addictive and should be banned or limited. It has ruined many lives and families and also people's health. It has killed many people in auto accidents.

Prohibition was not actually a failure. Alcohol related deaths went way down. What killed it were lobbyists for the alcohol industry. Check for alcohol death statistics.

meLeks

do we really need to be reminded of Alcohol effects... Look around you, look at the statistics... DUI deaths, Murders, etc... ALCOHOL should be BANNED Period! (and legalize the weed...JOKE) :D

Helen T

With so many people that are able to drink responsibly, there is no reason to ban it. There are many laws in place (although I realize many are difficult to enforce) but the majority of people who drink (like me, once a year if that) can do so without any problems. People in America have got to learn to accept responsibility for what they do and learn to control themselves.

Thomas K

Alcohol should NOT be banned.

Reason: Like any drug that has economic significance as well as providing an escape from responsibility, successful enforcement of the ban is unlikely. It can be made at home with simple equipment from a variety of plentiful natural ingredients: corn, wheat, rye, potatoes, etc.
Compare it to sea water. We have oceans full of it. Consumption of sea water has no economic impact - drink all you want. There are no reasons to become addicted to sea water. Banning the consumption of sea water would be pointless - how would it be enforced? Removing access to sea water is completely impractical. I believe that the same principle applies to alcohol.
The fact that alcohol is taxed further frustrates enforcement since governmental budgets are supported by that tax, creating a dependency.

Second question: Why drink?
Actually I drink alcohol very little - maybe 2-3 drinks per year. It has a sedative effect on me from the start, so I don't get all happy from it. I do it for relaxation in the evening before going to bed, at home.

Bella Donna

I don't think it should be banned BUT

It is a very insidious health danger. Apart from the addiction causing alcoholism it can also seriously damage your liver when it is even moderately (daily) consumed over a long period of time..

mastermind

well i think that it is good in moderation, good when not comsumed by minors...i think that it should be made legal to 18 yrolds. because you can legally go die for your country but you cant come back and go celebrate legally? figure that one out please. i dont believe it should be banned. it would still be used regularly even if it were to be banned.

One of the main reasons it shouldn't be banned is that it's nobody's business what other people do as long as they aren't bothering anybody. Or lets just pick a small elite group of people to make all our decisions for us. What we eat, wear, drive, think, say, etc. A ban would not keep people from drinking, it would just cause more deaths due to poisoning, gang activity, and trigger happy police officers.

Huey Freeman

For the ban: Alcohol is easily abused and easily acessible. Alcoholics hurt those around them, psychologically and possibly physically, as alcohol impairs self-control and awareness, leading to rape, car crashes, and similar events.

Against the ban: Alcohol, in moderation, is actually GOOD for the body. Unlike cigarettes, which are a combination of tar and chemicals, alcohol is merely fermented fruit, not nearly as dangerous. Plus, there was a prohibition before, and that made matters worse.

Hope I helped.

UpYaNose

It makes the atmosphere lighter. When you drink, you dance and party!

father of 4 husband of 1

Good in moderation. We tried the banning thing already and it created more problems. ( Look up prohibition I think in the 30's ).

Stroescu T

alcohol well maybe it depends on dosage

LetsGoMets

why are smokers taxed to death and alcohol is not ?
alcohol does just as much damage as tobacco, liver cancer, throat etc also drunk driving related deaths

Shaun W

Anything that lowers inhibitions and makes you susceptible to making the wrong sort of choices is a no no in my book.

flipwhip

we need something but only alcohol is legal make pot ok and alcohol the blackmarket stuff

cry baby gator

I love it , I drink it every day , Beer whiskey vodka taquila rum wine it's all great

darkstar_isit

Die All Blasphemers....Long Live Bacchus.....cheers

You can't HANDLE the TRUTH!

One of the biggest arguments against banning it is that we tried it before - during the Prohibition, and it was largely a failed policy. All it did was drive the liquor trade underground and caused a huge upswing in criminal and mob activity.

Some people jump on and extend this example into arguing that we should also legalize drugs. It's a very tough debate.

Besides, ugly people would NEVER get laid if it weren't for a good alcohol buzz.

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Eccentric

its a bad thing for health

AndyPandy

Yes because alcohol spreads quickly through the body and can easy penetrate the cells and tissues of every organ. It is eliminated in various ways. A small amount is eliminated in unchanged state, partly through the lungs (fetor alcoholicus) directly related to the level of alcohol in the blood, and partly through the kidneys. Most of it is metabolized.

Alcohol slows down the messages sent between the brain and the rest of the body.
This can cause:
a person to do or say things they normally wouldn't

dizziness

loss of balance

loss of coordination

slowed reflexes

blurred vision

slurred speach

intense emotions

vomiting

delayed reactions

Drinking a lot in a short time span can cause:
a hangover

headaches

nausea

vomiting

shakiness

vomiting

passing out

loss of involuntary muscle control, such as the heart or lungs

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