I'm certainly not opposed to this drug, but I do not like seeing a supposed conservative use the liberal argument that a particular behavior "costs" us some unprovable amount of money.
If you've got a month or so I'll try to summarize the things I saw that were connected to excessive alcohol consumptions.Listed in no particular order...murder,suicide,child abuse,spousal abuse,numerous conditions of the brain,heart and GI tract,etc,car accidents,lost wages,lost jobs.