First let me state credentials, my mom was a blazing alcholic, used to drink anything, this included wood alcohol, perfurme, extracts and anything with alcohol.
Carted her away to treatment many times. The odds are from an alcoholic family is one in three kids will be alcoholic.
Well quess what I got to be the lucky one.
Not so much alcoholic, but addictive nature, I can get addicted to anything.
To me it seemed strange not to drink, doesn't everybody drink all the time I thought.
Well alcohol was just the tip of the iceberg, drugs were the bigger part for me.
I have gone throught treatment twice allready, the last time, best damn thing I ever did, learned a lot.
One thing I learned is understanding yourself enough can treat addictive tendencies.
I do not drink anymore, wish I could, but I still partake in other drugs.
As everything, moderation is the answer.
But alcohol is so terribly addicting it is hard to control for me, so I choose to stay away.
I seriously believe it is the most addictive and harmful drug outthere.
Many people can control it though.
Other drugs do not harm the body as much or at all, unless we are talking about crack or other harmful drugs.
My choice is opiates, I know it sounds strange, how can I control opiates and not alcohol, I don't know but I can, I think.
Trying to change though to just MJ, which is such a good drug, problem is I get paranoid.
To the original OP, I do not enjoy your comment about being able to drive while smoking, someday you may have an accident and kill somebody.
Intoxicated is intoxicated, stay home, no driving PLEASE, think how horrible you would feel if you killed somebodies child.