re: Will Alcohol Eventually Go The Way Of Cigarettes?

Fruit of the vine and work of human hands...

Never. Cigs are trashy and the smoke is annoying AF

I cut way back last year. I should have cut way back ten years earlier. Once you hit 50, the sleep quality issue even after only 3-4 beers or 1-2 drinks becomes VERY noticeable. It just isn't worth it anymore. The pleasure I derive from a several beers or a few drinks on a Fri and/or Saturday night is not worth the cost of being groggy and foggy feeling on my weekend days away from work. It used to take 7-8 beers or 3-4 mixed drinks to do that. Now it's much less.

Bottom line, the ROI isn't worth it anymore.

Alcohol has been around much longer than modern cigarettes. And although not good for you, it’s also not nearly as bad for you as smoking, assuming you drink in moderation and not all-day, every day.

Seems this was attempted once before.

There is still “The Mob” out there waiting……

Pot is getting stronger…..it will be reigned in first.

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Never. Cigs are trashy and the smoke is annoying AF

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This is why drinking will never be shunned the same way smoking is. If someone smokes it immediately bothers every nonsmoker around them because they have to smell the smoke. Unless someone is sloppy drunk or spills their drink on someone else, drinking doesn’t immediately impact the people around the drinker.

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Haven't been in a bar in over 20 years..... what does a draft beer even cost these days?

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you'd never believe me.

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It’s pretty fricking bad for you, no matter how bad you want to believe it’s not

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ok Dr.

Drinking is down. There are plenty of studies from across a wide spectrum of institutons/organizations that show it's down. Business owners of bars and liquor stores say it's down, though I'm sure your knowledge dwarfs theirs.

And he's repeating what also has been reported multiple times by various groups - that alcohol should be consumed as little as possible - but you're accusing him/her of trying to fabricate something. Weird flex, but if it works for your ego, good for you.

It will continue to decline, but I think the decline will level off. People will still enjoy wine with a dinner, a good beer on an afternoon or a fancy cocktail. We'll still drink a bit. Some alcohol isn't 'bad' for you.