Alcoholism
Alcoholism
is a rather common disease in our country. It is very
popular with our politicians when it comes to justifying
higher and higher prices on alcohol, sales monopoly and
banning home distillation. The idea is to make it difficult
for the alcoholic to find his alcohol by closing the
monopoly shops on Saturdays, keeping very high prices and
prohibit home distillation. This is a proven way to increase
consumption. Never was so much alcohol consumed in the USA
as during prohibition days. This detailed control of people
and their alcohol creates problems. Younger and younger
people will start to drink, they want to revolt and to do
something adult. There is nothing more adult than drinking
alcohol. You get drunk, puke, feel sick, fight and get hurt.
A young person can't do this at home.
Anywhere
else in Europe he could taste some wine and beer at home and
learn how to develop a social attitude towards alcohol. Here
it is illegal, so you will have to drift away with the gang
far away from all social control and help. Naturally you
can't afford the government alcohol so you resort to
smuggled alcohol or even bootleg unknown qualities. You will
find yourself drinking too much and too often. All of this
happening in your youth before you have developed a good
judgment and character is nothing but a good start into
alcoholism.
Alcoholism
is a disease, it can happen to anyone. High prices, laws
against home distilling, restricted availability on
Saturdays have no effect on an alcoholic. He would not
bother making his own spirit, it takes too much effort. He
will buy severely overpriced smuggled alcohol from his local
pusher, he will get his dose no matter what restrictions.
Many alcoholics also prefer wine or bitter drinks rather
than Vodka, that will save them the trouble of mixing. We do
not have any fewer alcoholics in our country than in
countries where it is legal to distill at home, rather some
more.
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