This seems rather silly to me, because really why else would someone drink? Of couse they don't always get completely trashed every single time, but people aren't exactly drinking to stay sober.
131216
Drinking to get drunk makes NO sense. You can go out, have a few drinks in a social atmosphere and go home sober. It's mostly another thing to do. You just need to know how much you can tolerate. Drinking to get drunk puts you and innocent people around you at risk. If you want to be reckless, stay at home, get drunk and go to bed.
646722
well they can't keep there fitness up-the body uses the same enzymes to break down and excrete alcohol as it does to break down lactic acid. when there is alcohol and lactic acid in the body the alcohol is the priority for the enzyme so the lactic acid will remain in the system not to mention it is a diaretic(increases fluid loss so rehydration will take longer affecting muscle recovery greatly). All that said if they only have a glass or two it shouldn't have enough of an effect to hinder their recover but it definitely doesn't help.
636263
that's just the way drunks are. don't worry about all the people saying that he thinks this about you and he want's to do that. he was drunk, and if someone is drunk, they are not in their usual state of mind. only worry about such things if that is how they are sober.
675046
Because they are not in their right frame of mind. I am not proud to say I have had alot of drinks and I did drive.
458412
You answered your own question----they run out, they act desperate.  Leading a 'normal' life doesn't have you running in desperation for an escape of drugs.  They can think it's okay, but so does an alcoholic, a gambler etc.  The drugs will eventually eat away at their lives.  Hiding an addiction always does--it's time they woke up and faced life as themselves-not behind the mask of something that make them feel good for a while.
577964
It should definetly be legal. i know alot of people who smoke and honestly some of them function better while high you cant say that about anyone who has been drinking! But yet drinking is legal? go figure
161473
it is a way to release energy - sexual and otherwise - in a place where you will not be judged.  also, everyone else is so drunk nobody will likely remember!
38670
The funny thing about all these answers is that because THEY do it, they think that most people do too.  But that is not true.  Most of us know that the stoners are losers, but they are too stoned to realize it!
456657
Most things are good, in moderation. Anything in excess could kill you (even water). There's nothing wrong with having a glass of wine every now and then, as David pointed out. It's making a habit of it, or depending on the wine to ease your spirits, that causes problems. Don't get drunk, and you're okay.
303410
If it's deserved ? Boy somebody is taking this way too seriously. Try to have a little fun with it . I personally don't know why either, if I had to guess I would say it's because alot of people aren't very nice, or considerate, and misery loves company. People are very competitive by nature and unfortunately would rather win alone than to cross the line hand in hand with their fellow people. But that's just me.
423593
probably because how they are dressed and people do not think they are like people that are like responsible and probably because they look druggy because thay do not have a place to live or take showers and so that is probably why!!!
57413
I would love to go on a free vacation and get drunk and party. Then gossip about other people and get rid of the ones you don't like. It would be good to win but if you didn't it'd be fun anyway. I wonder if these people don't have anything else to do. The ones like Coral who on the competions everytime. Don't they have jobs at home or anything.
242612
Cause not everyone drinks and drives.  Most people drink beer legaly in their own homes.  Maybe you just need to mind your own business.
515021
They behave this way because they are redundantly stupid, idiotic, morons and think being drunk is a good excuse for their actions later on after they've sobered up and come back to the real world. \n\nPeople who can't handle their liquor should be fired from the human race, or flogged publicly at least.
633729
It's because some guys when they are 'drinking impaired', they don't know what they are doing and have no control over it. Other guys, like this one here, see a pretty girl and automatically think they can touch her. He is probably just a cocky guy. Now the dude that did the whoopin', he's the one you want to stick with....if you two want to pursue a relationship beyond friendship. It's good that you stood up for yourself, but obviously with this guy it wasn't enough. You know, some guys just can't take no for an answer and it's a real problem for them when a woman says no. I don't know why some guys just can't respect the answers of other people, women inparticular. At least you are alright.
293849
Both parents being alcoholics shows a definite lack of responsibility and an inability to care for the child in a normal environment.  There is always some type of abuse occurring in the home, as tempers flair when 2 parents drink to excess.  The child deserves better. The parents will have a chance to go to rehab, but alcoholism is not acceptable.
90529
Is it only 1 person drinking? Are you considering whatever culture they are from? Some people drink wine with lunch and dinner or dinner and supper and into the night and it's not a problem. Other people, it's DEFINITELY a problem. I know a lady who likes her wines just as much as herbal teas and she has been called an alcoholic before, but she really isn't. In fact she is a senior now and can rarely afford any of the special little things she used to treat herself to, so now she maybe has wine a few special occasions a year anymore (and I think that is sad).\n\nIf they are eating well all day long, or especially if they don't have to drive, what is wrong with wine on Saturday? \n\nThere are other considerations to know about to know whether the person is an alcoholic or not.\n\nAside from the AA checklist, somebody pointed out to me that alcoholics are the ones who, when drinking alcohol, consistently allow themselves to render themselves unable to deal with regular life or emergency situations. A non-alcoholic with a few drinks in them would be able to respond quicker and more responsibly to a fire, an injured child or whatever emergency, whereas the alcoholic would be slower to react and/or more upset about what to do before acting to remedy the situation. In a non-alcoholic, supposedly the adrenaline that is supposed to come naturally in emergency situations kind of works better and sobers the person up so they can take care of the emergency. That's what was explained to me by somebody who taught classes about things like that.\n\nBeing Italian, especially if one eats a lot of Italian food, is a pretty good reason to drink wine (in my humble opinion). It's not a cultural thing (and it helps with all that heavy food, too).