Oh good, you actually backed something you claimed.
Many of those health benefits apply to red wine, not because of the alcohol, and could thus be substituted with grape juice.
"It’s safe to say that alcohol is both a tonic and a poison. The difference lies mostly in the dose. Moderate drinking seems to be good for the heart and circulatory system, and probably protects against type 2 diabetes and gallstones. Heavy drinking is a major cause of preventable death in most countries. In the U.S., alcohol is implicated in about half of fatal traffic accidents. (1) Heavy drinking can damage the liver and heart, harm an unborn child, increase the chances of developing breast and some other cancers, contribute to depression and violence, and interfere with relationships."
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/alcohol-full-story/
Tell me, have you
EVER heard of a doctor prescribing alcohol to a patient ...? Once ? Ever ?
Further, the effects on brain cells weren't well characterized in your article. Drinking alcohol into your old age is very clearly harmful for them.
It does impair your ability to do things. I already gave you links. You dismissed them so that you can excuse your behavior of regularly using an addictive substance.
Your blathering about stoners is a strawman. Or do you think i can start naming dumb things drunk people have done to debunk your side of this argument ? I'm not sure i've ever seen anyone argue such a stupid point before. The dumb things drunks have done outweighs the dumb things potheads do a thousand to one.
It's not merely disagreeing on an issue, you've made accusations based on prejudice and we're addressing them.