Subj : Re: What for?
To   : Ron L.
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Tue Apr 15 2025 06:13:00

 RL> I had too many relatives who died of cirrhosis of the liver from chronic
 RL> alcahol.  So my family never really did the drinking.  By the time I
 RL> could explore for myself, it wasn't something that interested me.

Most people are better off without alcohol, but some people rely on it as a psychiatric medicine. I used to be one of them. It's not ideal but it works as an emotional pain killer.

I know how people look when they're drunk, smelling like piss, all skinny,
and asking people outside the gas station for money. But I can say with certainty that some of them aren't like that by choice.

And here's where politics plays a role in it: Psychiatrists are university-bred leftists, and they're loyal to pharmaceutical companies. 

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