[alar44]

> the drinking culture must change.

Why? Because a small fraction of people can't handle alcohol? If you don't want to drink, don't. But don't tell me how to live.

[zbentley]

You are very lucky to have never experienced addiction.

That's an assumption. If you have, and still believe the above, then your ethics may be obscuring your compassion or pragmatism.

[blenderdt]

You are missing the point.

Most people think slapping a line of coke on a kids birthday is not done, but drinking alcohol is. But alcohol is 3 times as destructive as coke.

And I also think the minority of people can't handle alcohol but most people can hide this.

[alar44]

You're missing the point. A kids birthday isn't a fun place to do coke. Coke goes with sex, dancing, mingling with strangers.