Alcohol...

People drink for loads of different reasons. We drink to relax and have a good time, just on occasions or maybe to escape reality. But because alcohol is something that we have all around the world, it's not exactly easy to get away from it.
Drinking alcohol like wines and champagne are seen as a norm for classier events such as a wedding or a high society party etc. So it’s not really seen as doing anything wrong or abnormal.
The only time that drinking alcohol is really a bad thing is when you’re doing it illegally. For example, underage drinking or drinking and driving. I think most people under the age limit for drinking have still at least tried it, as they tend to do with a lot of other things. Some kids will try it to be cool and some just try it out of curiosity. It can also make you feel older and more grown up.
But in this country we are beginning to see more and more problems with things like binge drinking on the news all the time. To be honest I don't know why so many people have to drink themselves legless, but it happens. And I doubt the efforts of the government are going to change how much the population drink...