GhostAlpha26 said:lordjedi said:It's usually the other way around. It's usually reckless today (read: young and stupid), responsible tomorrow (read: older and wiser). Yeah, sure, I know a few high school people that can drink responsibly, but those are rare. But I know a fair share of adults that can drink with no problem (cousins, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, friends, coworkers, etc, etc, etc).
I'd even go so far as to say that most people don't start out drinking responsibly. But as they get older, they become much more responsible. I can honestly say that I'm one of the few people I know that didn't drink through high school, yet I still got hammered on the weekends after I turned 21. I got wasted off my ass, but I was still smart enough to not go driving anywhere or be on 2nd story balconies. And as I got older, and had more responsibilities, I became a more responsible drinker.
Hmm more anecdotal evidence :) That group they have oh whats it called oh yeah AA, that has nothing to do with adults and its member population is truly tiny, probably only a couple hundred :p
AA also has a pretty low success rate. Something like under 10-20% if I'm not mistaken. That means 80% of the people that try it fail. Programs that teach people how to consume alcohol in moderation have much higher success rates.
Besides, I never said everybody drinks responsibly. I said people CAN drink responsibly. But I guess it doesn't matter that the majority of the population isn't involved with AA. If a huge portion of the population were going to AA meetings on a regular basis, it would be pretty newsworthy.