Alcohol

We have all been subjected to its powers and often controlled by them, yet we all fall back into the same trap. Basically, we all love alcohol. We love confidence that we ooze when we have had a couple of units, for example; I found my partner whilst under the influence. We love the way it allows us to relax and forget that bad day at work. We even love the way it acts as an aphrodisiac.And most of the time we choose to ignore the deadly consequences which also lurk beneath the confidence and carefree attitudes. Take drink driving for example, or sclerosis of the liver.On average 3,000 people a year are killed in drink drive collisions. [http://www.drinkdrivingfacts.com/drinkdriving/drink_driving_facts.aspx]

And children as young as 12 or 13 are hanging around in the streets consuming large amounts of alcohol, which will damage their livers and increase their chances of heart failure in the 'long run', yet in todays society this is seen as 'normal' or 'acceptable'.

Surely this is bad.