And people drink mainly for social reasons, not to get messed up. Dope is 100% about mind alteration.
That ‘have a drink in social situations’ thing is about mind alteration too. What do you think that ‘loosen up/relax’ bit comes from? HOW do you think you ‘loosen up and relax’?
And people drink mainly for social reasons, not to get messed up. Dope is 100% about mind alteration.
People drank 100% to get messed up when that drug was illegal - and plenty of them still do so today.
Substitute NA beer for the real thing at the taps at any bar and see how long things remain "social".
People drink alcohol to get f'ed up. It's all a question of degrees.
Most people aren’t drunks, so most drink to socialize, yes. But 100% of drunks drink to get high, or at least even themselves out. Illegal drugs naturly aren’t as social, for the obvious reason that they are illegal. However, those that use them do use them in groups. It’s just that not all substances have been central to human interaction for thousands of years like alchohol. That’s a considerable advantage. Also, not all users of nonalchohol are junkies. We constantly undercount those who use them for a time then move on, or use them intermittently throughout their lives.
I guess what I’m saying is you’re using a lopsided comparison.