Like I bet if alcohol was something you had to snort, or just like a pill you take, I think a lot of people might not dig it as much.
When people say, “I don’t use drugs”, almost never do they include alcohol in that. Alcohol, which is a drug, is always referred to separately, in large part because it’s a beverage. Most people, if asked, will agree that alcohol is a drug, but it’s not really categorized as one in their mind on a day-to-day basis. No one has a glass of wine at lunch and thinks, “I’m doing drugs now.” But, if alcohol as a liquid simply didn’t exist, but exactly the same effect could be had in pill form, I don’t think people would be taking a pill with their dinner, and washing it down with water.
For many people, “drugs,” with no other qualifier, is just short-hand for “illegal drugs.” Plenty of people who say they don’t use drugs also take prescriptions or OTC medications.
It will be interesting in the next few years to see where marijuana ends up on that spectrum. Still largely illegal (federally), but if that changes, will people still consider it a “drug” in the same way they do now, or will it fall into a separate category like drugs that are mostly legal?
There’s people already, which smoke recreationally and/or advocate for legalization, that already don’t see it in the same category as other ‘harder’ drugs. And, it hasn’t always been illegal federally.
All this to say, it’ll probably end up near alcohol on the spectrum you describe
Alcohol is something that for a very long time was associated with civilisation itself, it was and is very important. It’s just embedded into most societies of course people don’t consider it drug.
Also coffee, which is a stimulant.
Caffeine (including Tea and Coffee sources) is by far the most widely abused drug.
You’ve inspired me. Next time I decline a drink I’ll say no thanks, I don’t do drugs.
The only drug I do is either prescription drugs, or the caffeine I get from the occasional chocolate.
You can drink alcohol? I thought you had to boof it.
Shouldn’t you be slowly eroding the government instead of browsing Lemmy, Brett?
boofing it is peak commitment to running shit on the bare metal
I think you’re probably right, especially now that snorting snuff and smoking are significantly less common. Although if you put it in vape form…
Although if you put it in vape form…
Vaportini was a short-lived trend that did not end up taking off.
Well duh, how’s that supposed to fit in my pocket
Like, from P&R?
May I go ahead and chisel your aromasphere?
I was thinking the League, but yes, that P&R scene was almost certainly inspired by the vaportini trend.
Snorting tea, coffee and broccoli would be less popular too.
Alcohol: now in XXL suppository
Quick, where can I get one of these? And does it vibrate??
Already exists: soak a tampon in vodka, then use it as suppo.
Easy high, cheap, and taste doesn’t matter.
Great way to die from intoxication as well!
I was thinking more BD David XL size (think 3x 12oz/350ml cans)
I mean, fill the cum tube with alcohol and you got the same delivery system!
Big brain right here 👌
I think of it was a pill it would be waaaayy more popular. A lot of people avoid alcohol because it’s disgusting, including me, but if I could skip having to drink disgusting liquid to get drunk I’d consume a lot more of it. Snorting probably would be more popular too as long as it didn’t smell bad or burn to do. I like alcohol and hate drinking so I don’t drink but if drinking is taken out of the picture…. I’d be down
Have you tried boofing?
No and it sounds disgusting so I’m not even looking that up
It redirects to “Rectal administration” on Wikipedia, so yeah…I’m also not clicking on that one for “further” research. :D
Sissies. 🙄
No, a sissy would very much be into rectal administering I reckon
I believe it’s mostly cultural. Alcoholic beverages are as old as civilization itself. We drink alcohol because that has been the social norm for thousands of years.
But there’s probably something about it being a beverage as well. It goes along well with food because of this, which makes it a tasteful alternative to water.
Alcoholic beverages are as old as civilization itself.
Some people theorize that alcohol was the cause of civilization; that we settled down and developed agriculture to have a reliable source of grain to make archaic “beer”.
To flip your question, I’m a massive fan of craft beer/real ales/etc …if it wasn’t for the alcohol ingredient, would I walk in to ten different pubs and try all the IPAs/stouts/pilsners I do cause “I haven’t had this one before”? Probably not…
Cigarettes, pipes, hookah and lots of other forms of smoking were and are popular as a social lubricant, if that’s what you’re getting at
Snorting and chewing too
How would the average German man socialize if alcohol did not exist? I’m not even kidding, I’ve never seen it be absent at any Western table. We should be able to slowly but surely become capable of being normal human beings without needing to be at least tipsy, but at this point in Western civilization it’s a “necessary” crutch so I assume it would be used regardless of the method.
Before water could be reliably sterilised beer was the only thing people could drink safely. So it would have been the only thing a lot of people drank for their whole lives after they stopped breastfeeding which I think will have contributed quite strongly to it’s popularity.
Like I bet if alcohol was something you had to snort…
This reminded me of this ancient internet video where a few guys (allegedly) “inhale” alcohol by adding dry ice and breathing in the vapors. Doesn’t look to be very effective, but if it was, I’d at least try it.
I got drunk eating rum Popsicles and joked “how can I be drunk if I didn’t drink it”
I used to use a twisted up plastic water bottle to inhale alcohol vapors. It was alright, but drinking it is better
Obligatory parks and recreation
Skip a minute into it though for some reason the clip starts way sooner than it needs to.
You mean like other drugs that you have to burn and then inhale the fumes, which stink and make you cough, especially when you start out using them?
Well, tobacco exists.
