Hard to tell, but alcohol certainly didn't help him. It has been known for its destructive attributes for decades before I, and most likely yourself as well, were born. The daughter saw the perils, while the son followed his father down the drain of overindulgence of alcohol. I kind of went down that road until I began to realize that it was not benefiting me at all. I was falling into it because my friends were indulging. The difference was, they knew how to imbibe, while not going to extremes, whereas, I had no self-control. So, I finally realized that I could not control alcohol.
Unfortunately I switched from alcohol to drugs. But at least, pot did not affect me in ways that alcohol did. Y tried them all, but decided I would never allow myself to become dependent upon them. I eventually turned away from all mind altering substances. 🙂👍
Good for you. I never smoked cigarettes, but for a few years I was into cigars, the premium hand rolled expensive ones. I finally quit those. I was a moderate drinker, but had to give that up because of my liver. A transplant fixed me up, but my immune system isn’t done with me. Ulcerative Colitis (31 years) and Sarcoidosis-what destroyed my liver-are still with me. Meds keep me from drinking anymore. A small price to pay.
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