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The 70's...
I can't even remember when it changed. It (alcohol) was all over the place. No real control as anyone could attend TGs that the fraternities held at their houses. This was about every other weekend. Bars never looked too closely at an ID and some didn't even have photos. What's was worse (IMO) were the drugs. Kids mixing them with drinking made for real heavy safety issues in every vein. No concept of a designated driver existed-not in anyone's vocabulary. People driving on the Houston freeways loaded out of their MINDS!
Philosophically, I agree with the war/drink stance. Yet, I don't think there is the same level of maturity (meaning emotional and responsible) across the board that there was in the past. I don't mean to paint everyone with the same brush, just that a lot of young people are kind of "soft" and immature because many parents (myself included) have pampered them. Then again, I feel sending an 18 year old to war is the equivalent of sending a "teenager" as opposed to a "man". Alcohol appears to be so benign when you are in college. The truth is, many who start down that road cannot see the damage ahead-especially at 18.
One thing though-there didn't seem to be as many deaths.
Could be they just didn't make news out of it.
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