People have used intoxicating substances since time began. Making them illegal -- as MADD's intent seems to be -- will just bring us the problems of Prohibition all over again.
I wonder how many people died or had their lives ruined during that fiasco compared to the number who died then from any 'alcohol related' cause prior to Prohibition.
My old man was a drunk too and I avoided alcohol for many years because I saw the problems first hand but I do not want to ban it. Why punish responsible users because of the problems caused by those who aren't?
Did your dad ever get his act together?
No he continued to be the Classic British weekend binge drunk.
However he had the sense to give up driving for life after his third impaired charge.
For my part the only time I was pulled over I got a 24 hour roadside suspension because I admitted I had been drinking.
I learned my lesson after that.