I’m extremely ambivalent about that statement due to my belief that everything in life is all about perspective. James Deacon stated that “What you see depends not only on what you look at, but also on what angle you are looking from”. So in this case it’s a multitude of angles we can explore when peering into the issues of alcoholism and tobacco use. To illustrate on one hand, I agree that alcoholism and tobacco use is a social problem as society pays a high price for incidences related to both issues. For example, alcoholism cost society in the form of workplace productivity, medical expenses, devastation wrought by drunk drivers, premature deaths, sexual assaults, law enforcement, and other criminal justice expenses. But just like its counterpart
