Drugs and Alcohol - Dirty Little Secrets

[bkahl]

Originally Posted by The other Gabe

so is caffeine. "drugs" are generally treated differently by law (IE being entirely illegal except in a few states), while alcohol is legal once a person turns 21, or under religious rules, or with parental permission on personal property.

Correct, but Alcohol is a depressant, a drug that greatly inhibits the body function. There's a reason it has a surgeon general's warning on every container.

I really don't want to get into a debate in a thread that has already been derailed. While controversial, the OP brought to question a very important topic. For the most part it has been ignored and turned into a Health Class argument.