Wow, heckuva mixed bag there. I tend as a rule to see alcohol as something that releases inhibitions.....not always a good thing (like the stranger you've got your arm around and singing with may be Ted Bundy....)
but not always a bad thing either. It defenitely depends on the person drinking it.....Skink gave an excellent example of out of control drinking. (and I like that he talked about addiction as a sperate thing as well :thumbsup

My first thought in posting this question was drinking and driving vs toking and driving but interestingly no one else brought that up so I'll simply say that I do agree with BD that alcohol seems to get people in a lot more trouble than weed does (present laws aside...just generally). Anyone else feel this way or am I full of BS (or both.....)