why people are alcoholics?

alchohol doesn't even taste good, and I'm like 20 years old.
I don't get the appeal, only time it tastes good is:
mixed with cola or some sugary drink with alcohol.
rest tastes badly

@xDoubledragon sugary alcohol is the worst lol. I just enjoy one or two beers on the weekends sometimes. Anymore it’s just unpleasurable being drunk in my opinion

Yes, we can!

Alcohol can taste good. But I don't get how anyone could like the smell of smoking

I think it probably begins with social drinking and then actually becomes an antisocial thing when people don't want to be around someone who is drunk all the time. For some I suppose it may be a coping mechanism of some sort.
I've known a few alcoholics in my life and one thing they had in common was that they were not happy people.
I will say I have nothing against drinking as long as you can exercise self restraint but unfortunately alcoholics do not have that ability.

because a sober person won't play in chess

do not confuse the alcoholic, victim of a simple addictive behavior without interest, with the alconaut, hero of society of which the x-men are only pale copies.

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@xDoubledragon said in #1:

alchohol doesn't even taste good, and I'm like 20 years old.
I don't get the appeal, only time it tastes good is:
mixed with cola or some sugary drink with alcohol.
rest tastes badly

I don't understand the mechanics of it, other than it relates to the nucleus accumbens and dopamine tolerance. Just thank your lucky stars that you're not one of the 10% of adults with that problem.

Its not the taste of it why people drink.After drinkin a certain amaunt of alcoholic beverages you get drunk and that feels very good.And its not the smell why people smoke,smoking relaxes you and you get a little high from it.become calmer and taking the smoke in becomes joyfull thing after a while.But too much of both drinking and smoking eventually can cause very bad results for you.If you are a disciplined person and can manage to drink once or twice a week only.and not exagurate it.only enuff to get you a little drunk,you are fine.If you smoke not more than 5 cigarettes a day.if you can keep that number.you are fine but Its harder to restrict yourself than you think.once or twice a week drinking becomes everyday thing after a couple years.5 cigarettes becomes a pack after a coouple years.It is best to not start at all if you havent started yet

@xDoubledragon said in #1:

alchohol doesn't even taste good, and I'm like 20 years old.
I don't get the appeal, only time it tastes good is:
mixed with cola or some sugary drink with alcohol.
rest tastes badly

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