Uh, (excessive) alcohol consumption, dope smoking, and tobacco smoking are ALL social ills. I respect the right of people to largely do what they please so long as they don’t harm me and mine, but let’s not kid ourselves. None of the above are good for you. Alcohol is the only one that has potentially good side effects when consumed in small quantities, but people have a propensity to abuse it, too.
” I respect the right of people to largely do what they please so long as they don’t harm me and mine, “
THAT is the key — the problem is that those people endanger others because they work, drive, etc., etc., in their impaired condition, putting innocent people at risk.