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I grew up in a drinking culture, and damn we loved to party. Nothing was funnier than a drunk friend doing something stupid.

Twenty five years later: four of my school friends are dead from alcohol. Fuck - that kind of takes the fun out of it - I loved those people.

Most people can handle drugs and alcohol just fine. But a lot of people can't.

Wow. How old were they when they died, and what were their drinking habits like throughout the years, if you don't mind sharing. If you don't feel like providing the details, understood.

My friends died in their late thirties / early forties. I don't know all the details. One guy's liver gave out - another got into pills and I'm not sure what else. I don't know what killed the others, just that alcohol was contributor.

Stories like these are not uncommon. CDC says alcohol kills 80K people annually.

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