Originally Posted by
SkyBird 
Do you know of people who have passed away because of alcoholism, in particular young people? Personally I don't, but I've heard of many dying of cirrhosis in their 40s or so. I don't know anyone who's died from alcohol poisoning or been killed in a crash
Yes. And I was nearly one of them, very recently.
I've known several people who drank as much as I did, or more. They are all dead, disabled, or have just totally screwed up their life and on their way to death, or quit drinking, typically for medical reasons.
One of the people I knew died of cirrhosis. One drove into a tree. Another was hit by a train. That one is still alive, but totally disabled, both mentally and physically. The only one person I know right now who drank like I did who is still alive and still drinking, has completely ruined his life and has tons of medical issues and is about to be homeless. The few other I know who are still alive, quit drinking, like me, because they were going to die from it and stopped, for one or other medical reasons.
Heavy drinking seems to typically end badly, eventually.