Footballer Ched Evans

[darrsi]

I assume that both Gnasher and griff86 are teat total and have never ever been pissed.

Like GHB, which is a totally fucked up substance, coke is also made from substances which really shouldn't be ingested.

darrsi, alcohol is a poison, it's a hard drug that just so happens to be legal. 

It also happens to be the most commonly abused drug in our society.

As a friend (former addict) once said to me, alcohol is really handy for removing stains, it's handy also for removing your memory, it can also remove your friends, your wife and children, your house and employment - it can and will remove everything.

The only thing it didn't remove was his life.  He's not touched a drop now for over 30 years.

Yeah, i agree with that, although as you well know it can also be used with caution and restraint too, not everyone enjoys getting bladdered, it can be consumed on a sociable level as well.
But then too much sugar, fat, etc can also be classed as poisons too if abused, because they can kill you just the same, albeit a bit more in the long term.
It's amazing how alcohol has different reactions on individuals as well, there's a school near me and at the end of term in summer all the teachers go and have a booze up down my local.
It's worth a visit down the pub just to watch them get hammered on that one night a year.
They take embarrassment to different levels, smashing glasses, throwing up, falling off benches and generally making a complete arse of themselves.
Alcohol certainly does have a lot to answer for, although on the flip side you have certain countries and religions who don't touch a drop as it is banned but will quite happily go and empty an AK47 on people, which funnily enough when i've been on the sauce i've never felt the urge to do.
It's certainly a weird world we live in.  :crazy