Individual
At the end of this series you can form your own opinion about whether or not you should drink but one thing is crystal clear: THERE ARE THOSE WHO SHOULD NEVER DRINK. Why? Because of genetics. If you have an alcoholic in your family tree (grandfather, father, great-grandfather, etc.) then drinking is a really bad idea. Studies in genetics show that those with alcoholics in their family tree are more prone to become addicted to alcoholic beverages even if only a small amount is consumed. Another individualistic factor to consider is whether or not you have a medical condition that would conflict with the consumption of alcoholic beverages. It's almost a no-brainer except for all of the people that visit the ER because they drank when they had a medical condition.
Environment
Environment should play a huge part in the to drink/or not to drink debate. Should you drink a glass of wine or (worse) a bottle of beer in front of young children-probably not. Should you drink in front of teenagers? Again maybe not the best idea. Can you drink with your wife at a fancy restaurant? Sure why not! But drinking at your business meeting where key decisions need to be made? Perhaps you should wait till the contract has been signed to touch your glass of champagne. Again, this is just common sense-but it's often overlooked. This is important. Just because you can drink in one setting, doesn't mean you should drink in every setting.
Conclusion
In order to conclude this post, I will give an introduction to my next post. One other factor in the Environment category is 'will I cause another to fall'. This concept will be explored in depth in my next post!
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