Im sorry if you feel that way but thoes who get drunk just for the fun of it don't have self control. Real drinkers drink to socialize, have some fun and overall be happy. Alcohol is after all an anti-depressant. Most drunks are the ones that give us drinkers a bad name; which gives people like you the impression that alcohol is bad.
Studies have shown that a little bit of alcohol does reduce the risk of heart disease. This is why the french drink wine often. They eat more saturated fats than we do but they dont seem suffer from health problems due to occasional glasses of wine durring dinner.
Another reason why we drink is not just the for the ethanol but for the flavor. Im a (whiskey/rum/tequila etc) drinker myself, and there are times when I can enjoy a liquor on the rocks and just be merry (I don't use that term often). People have different tastes when it comes to beer, and liquor. Just go to youtube and you'll find hundreds of people giving you a full rundown of booze. Me personaly I don't like getting drunk; I cant find the joy in it like some people.
On a side note Im currently building a cabinet for all my booze. I just can't let them scattered all about.
