A world without alcohol or drugs?
Put on your imagination cap. What would you do in a world without any booze or drugs (besides make your own). Seriously, pretend alcohol did not exist.
When circumstances in life are overwhelming for you, how would you deal with your feelings of helplessness, feeling trapped, powerless and out of control? How would you regain control of your emotions?
What all humans really seek is a sense of control. People like to feel in control. We are biologically wired to seek control. What we really seek is not a drink, a drug, porn or a bet, but a sense of empowerment, especially in the face of feeling overwhelmed, helpless, trapped and powerless (out of control). The root of all conflicts in life is that we want to be in charge. We want to eat the forbidden fruit of knowledge, we want to be God. We want to call the shots.