If you think that you might have a problem with drinking, Many people drink alcohol for the effect that alcohol has on the central nervous system. It is both a depressant and a stimulant, and drinking can result in feelings of euphoria, disorientation or a pleasurable release of tension. We’ve all probably experienced some type of peer pressure in our lives. In fact, almost everyone wants to fit in. Many people try alcohol when they are in a social setting where everyone else is drinking in order to feel accepted and part of the environment. People who start drinking early often share similar personality characteristics. These characteristics include:
·         aggressiveness
·         anxiousness
·         depressed
·         difficulty avoiding harm or harmful situations
·         dis-inhibition
·         disruptivity
·         hyperactivity
·         rebelliousness
·         thrill seeker
·         withdrawn
Today alcohol is widely available and aggressively promoted through TV, film, radio, ads, and the Internet. This normalization makes alcohol use socially acceptable and normal, especially in countries or places where drinking is a part of life, like Ireland.  Why do the Irish drink so much?  This culture, for example, has drinking ingrained into the masses.