I'll drink to that!

As someone under the age of legal drinking in the UK, I have never consumed alcohol on anything more than a "Taste" basis. All around me, friends and peers post photos of a drunk night out, and in my opinion, this is a case of their choice.
The laws now surrounding the purchase of alcohol are, in my opinion, strong enough, and if a young person decides to have a drink, then they must face the consequences. I cannot condone Binge drinking, however. This greed of alcohol has led individuals to become addicted to losing sight of their morals and sense, just for the sake of a good night out.
I can tell you now, that I have never been anywhere close to drunk, but I have had many a good night out.
This neccesity to drink is what has led the nation to its binge drinking days.
The fact that alcoholism affects your health now puts strain on the health service to provide care to drunken alcoholics who don't know when to stop.
Taxpayer money that could be put towards better use is being wasted on a minority who can't keep control of themselves.
I have absolutely no problem with people drinking, and I am sure that in my future I will enjoy the rare drink, but I just can't bring myself to respect those who drink too much too often and then expect money to be spent on paying for their idiocy.

A video was posted on the BBC news website today, of a heavily intoxicated woman falling under a train.

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We can only imagine what must have happened next, but I would guess that time and money was spent on a) saving the woman from under the train and b) treating the woman for her minor injuries.
There's nothing we can really do about this problem though, and it perhaps it is something we will just have to grow to accept it as part of society.

I just don't think its fair, that people put becoming drunk over saving the NHS money so that they can help others who need more help. If you have a drink, that's fine and I hope you enjoy it, but please remember before you get that one too many, that someone is going to have to help you find your feet and make your way home.