Alcoholism

There are always two sides to everything. During our discussion about alcohol and alcoholic issues, I was so caught on one subject: Alcohol problems in villages. I really do believe that alcohol is more of a problem in villages because of the rural status. To be honest, it gets pretty boring in the village, so there is always something to look for, something to do. Some community members drink a lot, and some don’t at all. Some binge, and some are moderate drinkers. It’s hard to say so though, because the only drink is mostly hard liquor. There’s really no such thing as wine and beer, well…barely. One of my friends likes to drink, and for that reason, she’d do anything to bring some home with her. There’s a law for importing alcoholic beverages into dry villages. Well…she is almost a felon because of getting caught. Isn’t that crazy? Just for importing alcohol, and only that. Well, people make choices and people follow their choices and the consequences, and same goes with other issues, lots of issues.

Anyways…when we brought up the alcohol issue amongst natives and white people, the natives outnumber the white by far! I really do believe that alcoholism is everywhere, not only in villages. When we see homeless people and drunks on the streets they ARE mostly native folks. Alcohol is out there, it’s everywhere; the problem is where is it mostly seen? The people who use it, the people who abuse it, and the people who hate it. Native people are more likely to expose themselves to the open, rather than staying in and drinking quietly. I don’t really know the facts, but I believe that natives just like to drink out in the open where everything is happening. It’s kind of funny, but at the same time, it is pretty serious stuff to think about.