Is it the cold or the loneliness that causes Alaskans to drink alcohol excessively? Whatever the cause, severe drinking has resulted in problems in two small villages. Village elders, who recently voted to allow alcohol sales in their villages, have changed their minds about allowing local alcohol consumption.
Posted by Tiger at April 19, 2003 09:23 AMThe line between alcohol use and abuse is ambiguous. People should not feel restrained by normative theories on what alcohol abuse actually is. One only abuses alcohol when one is aware of the damage the volume of alcohol they consume causes. Not everyone has the same attitude to alcohol use; therefore only the individual has the ability to judge whether or not he/she uses or abuses alcohol.
Posted by: Michael at November 8, 2003 11:35 AM