Alcohol is society's darling—the acceptable intoxicant.
An entire "bar" culture established around libation. Schools that train bartenders, TV segments on best holiday cocktails and cooking with alcohol...
Think I'll finish this on the other thread, "Flesh eating drug ..."
... thousands of books on wine and beer tasting, reverent pilgrimages to Oktoberfest, beer commercials seen by millions of children on Super Bowl day—and a good time was had by all.
We drink to celebrate. We drink to toast occasions: holidays, weddings, births, deaths, christenings, the weekend, a friend stopped by, a raise, a job loss. Oh, look! The sun came up.