A lot of alcoholics, and people who lean too heavily on booze, are shy, anxious types. As everyone knows, alcohol removes inhibitions. It enables introverted or inhibited people to become the life and soul of the party. It releases the funny and outgoing bits of the personality that are normally buttoned up. Alcohol can be liberating. The early drinks in the life of an alcoholic are often moments of revelation, never to be forgotten. Actually, whatever the drug is, the same thing applies. The drug acts like a medicine. It melts away fears and worries, and puts in their place a sense of security, warmth and calm.
Alcohol has no place, in any form or amount, in the life of a Christian. This article is a case in point.