[tacticalogic]

Crack is a rule. Crystal Meth is a rule. Heroine is a rule. For alcohol, beer is a rule.

During prohibition bootleg whiskey was the rule.

[Texaggie79]

You simply cannot compare alcohol with hard drugs. It is a different animal. After a certain point with alcohol, the majority of people get sick by the consumption of more. This is not the case with hard drugs. The more you consume, the "happier"/"more energized"/"calmer" you are.

Lying on the bathroom floor next to the toilet is not near as desirable as lying back in extreme pleasure.