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In a way, I am grateful to my culture because drinking was a big no no for women - at least until my gen - if it had been readily available who knows? Only men frequented bars or liquor shops and a women going there or caught drinking would face severe consequences

But I have seen the damage alcoholism can cause - just cuz I didn't drink did not mean I was not exposed to what happened to the men who did and their families - some of the stories are just awful - and the worse thing is for the longest time there were no programs or resources to help alcoholics - it was just accepted as the way some people were - like it was their destiny or something to be alcoholics - thank goodness things are changing now and there is more awareness