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Old 11-02-2012, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Baddad View Post
Hi Ken,

. . . Drinkers often, and regularly, kill themselves, other people, and whole families. Usually on the road.
And yet drinking is encouraged!
(I assume you mean through advertising)
That and through so called Mates. Aussie 'beer buddies' peer pressure is common.
I spent about 10 years being part of the problem (encouraging others), then I had just over 20 years (16 years of that as a Youth Worker) on the flip side dealing with the leftovers of people who had been 'encouraged'.
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