U.S. alcohol-related deaths have doubled, study says
My father is an alcoholic. (in his case, he went to rehab and doesn&#x27;t drink much anymore but he is still an alcoholic)<p>I used to think that I was going to drink at one point. I remember thinking, &quot;if I was of age I&#x27;d like to buy that lady a drink.&quot; But by the time I turned of age and could, I decided I wouldn&#x27;t touch it. I&#x27;d never really been offered alcohol growing up - so maybe that helped settle in the habit. But, I got offered it constantly once I was of age. I declined every time and never sought it out. I don&#x27;t drink at all and even more so, I don&#x27;t pay or contribute to alcohol bills directly. If my significant other wants a drink, I tell her to put it on a separate bill.<p>I used to think that maybe I&#x27;d drink but then I&#x27;d go to parties and smell beer. And I knew I wouldn&#x27;t. I&#x27;d feel so much anger and resentment as soon as I smelled it. It pulled me back into hell. On top of this, I felt like I was the prime candidate for substance abuse. I have amazing executive control (I have suffered incredible emotional and physical pain over the last decade but I have never shed a tear in that time. Hell, I watched a lot of Disney movies and I still didn&#x27;t. I do it just to prove that I still have control). You lose some of that control when you drink alcohol (from what I&#x27;ve been told).<p>So, I just don&#x27;t. I don&#x27;t care to know if I&#x27;m a jovial or mean drunk. I don&#x27;t need to know if I&#x27;ll have a substance abuse problem. Personally, I&#x27;d be quite happy if it didn&#x27;t exist. I wouldn&#x27;t have to deal with the problems it causes so frequently. I abstain from most other substances as well for similar reasons. (Caffeine really being the only thing that I normally ingest)