I’ve made it known here that, for the most part, I’m really not an alcohol drinker.
I guess much of it comes from the addictions of family and friends over the years that have always been hard for me to mentally shake, as well as the abject fear of drugs and alcohol that was instilled in me through the various high school initiatives I was forced to take part in.
But, if I’m being truly honest, the main reason has always been the racial boogeyman that Indigenous people are far more susceptible to the addictive properties of alcohol, with addiction being almost instantaneous. It’s something that has always been the rattlesnake in my boot, having seen it destroy so many people so many times, Native or not.
