Originally Posted by
tnman1967 
No I don't agree, alcohol is now everywhere, it's not isolated by any means. You can't avoid the stuff if you try.
I've been able to avoid it pretty successfully for about 3 and a half years now. And I can honestly say that my days are filled with activities, tasks and events that have zero alcohol involved. And they aren't thighs I do by myself...they involve other families, groups of people, friend, etc.
The thing is that "culture" and "society" is only what you make of it. There are a lot of things that are advertised that are not good for you. But they are only not good for you if you buy them and consume them.
I used to think that alcohol was "everywhere" too...but then I realized my addiction was just using that as an excuse to keep me drinking. We all have the choice to live our lives however we want to.