Supercrew: I agree with you if you are saying that although drinking may at times and for some persons be "merely" a "symptom" (whatever those words may mean) at other times and for many other folks, including myself, the reason they drank was that it's nice to get a buzz on. Many pills are the same way. They produce a state of temporary euphoria where you "discover" that everything is rosy and you finally see the true "meaning" of life. Timothy Leary rode this horse for quite awhile and at first it seemed to be a very good horse and lots of fun to ride but eventually it invariably leads to big trouble. Because you need increased amounts of booze or pills to get the buzz and then eventually you need increased amounts just to feel "normal". From that standpoint, has drink been "merely" a "symptom"? Possibly so if by "symptom" one might mean "symptom of an underlying wish to have a good time at the expense of anything and everyone else."
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