alcohol ruined my Christmas of 2009, on Christmas eve i had an attack of pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas due to drinking over a long period of time, its the worst pain i have ever felt in my life and wouldnt wish it upon anybody else. After numerous hospital appointments and scans they have told me that if i drink again i will die, so i have been sober for over a year which at 19 years of age hasnt been easy, and over that time i have come to realise that a lot of problems could be prevented if alcohol were to be banned. Im not saying it should be, as someone who has had an illness caused by alcohol i would be a hypocrite, and I still enjoy spending nights out with my mates and watching them get drunk (provides plenty to talk about the next day :P)