Joe: I agree with you completely. While it is true that we all die, it is also true that we are alive now, so, as intelligent individuals, we can choose fun that is more or less dangerous. I don't care if someone drinks alcohol; they own their life. That being said, I'm saddened by some of the consequences that accompany that behavior.

There is a reason we are having this conversation, why this article and others were written. Wouldn't happen if there wan't a problem. I have yet to see those same consequences associated with using marijuana or watching baseball. Freedom, choice, and perspective. Almost 50 years ago I had a winter job in Fairbanks. When I went into a freezer that was -10. I was warm because I had just been working outside where the temperature was -60. Life is like that: happiness is the gold standard.