Comments on 20 Out Of 10: I Hate Alcohol

I hate alcohol for the damage it has caused my son...

2008-11-14T22:19:00.000-08:00

I hate alcohol for the damage it has caused my son due to prenatal drinking, he is such a creative, inquisitive child that will never see his full potential and most likely will never be able to live alone due to his permanent brain damage done by prenatal exposure to alcohol.

Fireman John: it IS the substance. Much of the ti...

2008-11-11T16:35:00.000-08:00

Fireman John: it IS the substance. Much of the time the knuckleheads don't know they will be abusing it until they are abusing it. And many of them are in denial even then, because the nature of alcohol is addictive and controlling.

Curious Student: Don't try to find a healthier way to think about it. Healthy is considering alcohol for the danger and evil that it truly is.

It's nice to know somebody else out there shares s...

2008-11-11T12:01:00.000-08:00

It's nice to know somebody else out there shares some of the feelings that I do... I came from an alcoholic background, and everyone likes to tell me to "get over it" when I happen to voice that I have issues when other people drink... I'm still trying to find a healthier way to think about it, but so far I'm right where you are... so thanks for making me feel better!
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i used to love alcohol;enjoyed a long social affai...

2008-10-18T18:32:00.000-07:00

i used to love alcohol;enjoyed a long social affair with it. took some time, but eventually what used to turn me on, turned on me.
after 24 years of inner city, paid firefighting, seen my share of alcohol & drug related emergencies. there are plenty of folks who drink safely; it's not the substance, it's the knuckleheads who abuse it.

Very, very well said. I couldn't agree more with ...

2008-09-27T21:07:00.000-07:00

Very, very well said. I couldn't agree more with you - it's sad that all of this is so easy to see from our side of the ER doors, but not so much from the outside.
Kudos to you. I enjoy your blog - keep up the good work!

Congratulations, Josh, on being sober for 50 days....

2008-09-23T22:11:00.000-07:00

Congratulations, Josh, on being sober for 50 days. I know that it is a very difficult battle. I see patients all the time (saw one today, in fact) who are struggling with it, but I know that it is worth it. Thanks for stopping by.

This is a very "real" list! I am a recovering alc...

2008-09-23T21:53:00.000-07:00

This is a very "real" list! I am a recovering alcoholic, and have been sober for 50 days! It has been tough for me to stay sober, but I have remained sober, with the help of lists like this one, which remind me of what could or would have been if I continued my out of control drinking!! Thank you!

Amen

2008-09-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

Amen

This is a great list of the downsides of alcohol ....

2008-08-20T20:03:00.000-07:00

This is a great list of the downsides of alcohol . I almost drank myself to death and/or to prison a couple of years ago , but thankfully I managed to escape from that hopeless existance .

It's very strange how a hard-drug (one that destroies more lives than all of the illegal drugs combined)has become so socially acceptable ... it's almost a rite of passage . My kids will be raised to know that they don't have to drink alcohol , and that actually alcohol is a dangerous hard-drug ... no better than crack or heroin .

Anyways , sorry for the long comment , but this one strikes a nerve . Pjburgess , how is it about the person consuming it when it makes every person act the same ? Alcohol makes everybody do stupid shit , whether you're an alcoholic or not ... that's been proven time and time again .

I hate the fact that people always blame the subst...

2008-08-09T10:05:00.000-07:00

I hate the fact that people always blame the substance and completely fail to understand that ultimately it's all about the person consuming it.

Beautiful, man.You're preaching to the converted h...

2008-08-01T22:01:00.000-07:00

Beautiful, man.

You're preaching to the converted here. I'm twenty five and have never been drunk. But all the same, a beautiful post.

The absurdity of alcohol being acceptable to people who would never go near other drugs is too much for me to take sometimes, and I don't know whether to feel pity, or scorn for these hypocrites. What the human race are prepared to accept as okay on account of social condition is really remarkable. It's a tragic indigtment on the entire broken, screwed up species.

Alcohol abuse is complete depravity. Imagine how much better our world would be without it. ...Makes me sad.

You should come work in our ER in Key West. Then y...

2008-04-28T05:34:00.000-07:00

You should come work in our ER in Key West. Then you'd REALLY hate alcohol.....

Possibly the most astute observations I've ever re...

2008-04-25T19:59:00.000-07:00

Possibly the most astute observations I've ever read on the destructive effects of humanity's favorite drug.

I hate that so-called scientists who want to find ...

2008-04-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

I hate that so-called scientists who want to find reasons to continue enjoying their drinking habits participate in shoddy and unprofessional "research" to come up with any possible silver lining that is the storm of alcohol.

Amen. How can anyone possibly believe that the miniscule potential benefit from alcohol could even remotely compete with the benefits of abstaining?

Well said.

2008-04-24T17:41:00.000-07:00

Well said.