There is no easy solution to alcohol problems. The USA tried prohibition, and that didn't work. At present there minimum drinking age restrictions (21 in most states), and the effect is a lot of binge drinking by college students, some of them below the legal age.
..., blogged live with the intention that drukedness be portrayed as amusing and macho.
That's part of why there is a problem. The media show this in a positive light. Cultural pressures can be difficult to resist.
I feel let down by the Guardian, let down by supposed "lefties" pushing for easier access to alcohol.
I've never pushed for easier access. And I have never pushed for harder access. I guess I have always been ambivalent.
I'm one of the lucky ones. I have never had a problem with alcohol. I can have a few drinks without getting out of control. And I can leave it alone without difficulty.
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