Alcohol

I was reading an article from the New Yorker  by Malcolm Gladwell called Drinking Games: How much people drink may matter less than how they drink it. Essentially we have a culture that supports/sustains loud, rowdy and heavy drinking, especially on weekends. The article was fascinating because it addressed the issue that I've been having with my peers, the fact that people in their twenties/high school/college kids drink alcohol with the sole purpose to get drunk, which I find pointless and a bit disturbing. The article gives examples of Bolivian, Italian-American and Irish-American drinking cultures and why some people have health issues or addictions while others because they drink alcohol a specific way don't.