Most of the cons from alcohol only come into play if you let them. For instance, alcohol impaires your driving ability; so don't drive. Alcohol makes you hit on ugly girls, so don't get sloppy drunk around ugly girls. Alcohol overworks your liver, so don't drink every bloody night.
If you drink within the right contraints, there are very few negatives. Unfortunately most people don't exercise good judgement when it comes to alcohol use.
Let me give a personal example.
A few weekends ago, one of my best friends and I sat alone at his house on a Saturday night. We kicked back a few beers and basically just listened to music and talked all night. We ordered pizza eventually, watched the matrix, and headed off to bed. Now, what are the real negatives in this situation? None really. But I did get to enjoy a drink (Newcastle Brown Ale) that I really like.
Within the right constraints, alcohol isn't really worse than drinking apple juice.
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