The Temperance Seven were founded on Christmas 1955. The three founding mem… Read Full Bio ↴The Temperance Seven were founded on Christmas 1955. The three founding members were Paul McDowell, Philip Harrison and Brian Innes.

The band evolved into a nine-piece ensemble with a light-hearted and humorous performing style.

The name "Temperance Seven" is a subtle play on words: the number seven being "one under the eight". That there were nine members or "one over the eight" implied intemperance.

They have links to Monty Python and the Rolling Stones.

Official site: http://www.thetemperanceseven.co.uk/.

Seven Drunken Nights
The Temperance Seven Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Seven Drunken Nights' by these artists:

Brobdingnagian Bards As I went home on Monday night as drunk as…
Cu Chulainn As I came home on Monday night, as drunk as…
Fiddler's Green Oh, as I went home on Monday night As drunk as…
Firkin As I went down on a Monday night as drunk…
Floggin Molly As I went home on Monday night as drunk as…
Irish As I came home on Monday night As drunk as drunk…
Kilkenny Brothers As I went home on Monday night As drunk as drunk…
Patsy Watchorn As I went home on Monday night, As drunk as…
Ronnie Drew Oh, as I went home on Monday night As drunk as…

Ronnie Drew & The Dubliners As I went home on Monday night as drunk as…
The Dubliners The name of this song is "The Seven Drunken Nights" We're…
the Dubliners (live) As I went home on Monday night, As drunk as…
The Dubliners and The Pogues The name of this song is "The Seven Drunken Nights" We're…
The Dubliners feat. Ronnie Drew As I went home on Monday night as drunk as…
The Dubliners [feat. Ronnie Drew] Oh, as I went home on Monday night As drunk as…
The Halliard As I come home on Monday night As drunk as…
The Irish Dreamers As I got home on Monday night, as drunk as…
The Kilkenny Brothers As I went home on Monday night As drunk as drunk…
The Malarkey Brothers As I went home on Monday night as drunk as…
The Merry Wives of Windsor As I got home on Monday night, as drunk as…
The Pogues & The Dubliners The name of this song is "The Seven Drunken Nights" We're…
The Tossers Well, I've been there, seven drunken nights Uh hmm, I've bee…
Wolfhorde Seven Drunken Nights As I went home on Monday night as…

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Ain Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Ain't She Sweet Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Ain't She Sweet? Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Everybody Loves My Baby Yeah, everybody loves my baby But my baby don't love nobody…
Farewell Blues Sadness just makes me sigh, I've come to say goodbye, Altho'…
Kaiser Drag Where′s that tiger! Where's that tiger! Where′s that tiger! …
Runnin My gal and I, we had a fight And I'm…
Runnin' Wild My gal and I, we had a fight And I'm…

You're Driving Me Crazy TEMPERANCE SEVEN YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY - 25/05/1961 1 wee…

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@J_Stronsky

51w↑28

If you haven't read it already I'd highly recommend "Drink; a cultural history of Alcohol" by Iain Gately.
Good read and it also goes a long way to show that North Americans by no means have a monopoly on alcoholism, as interesting as the American story is. Human evolution is an incomplete process and we have long struggled with the things that can addict, for which we have yet to develop good defences.

I think the better throughline here, the thing I kept thinking as I listened to this video; is to imagine the extent to which these things have held us back as a species. Just think of all those babies fed booze before they even had a chance to develop, not just the cycle of addiction that would develop but also the damage done to that child's future ability to learn and grow.
It also reminded me of similarly damaging forces that we had less control over, like the use of leaded fuel throughout the 20th century; it's the same deal, exposure to something damages not just the individuals health but also their ability to think, reason and exercise control over their lives.. In such a society, even if one doesn't die early because of these things, they will still be held back in some way.

I just get caught up thinking about all the human potential lost by these negative forces.
Like, how many good ideas and good deeds never got to be, because the person who would've made them happen, never got the chance because of something as horrible and avoidable as foetal alcohol syndrome? Not to mention the inter-generational nature of it all.

This also highlights the importance of the real positive changes in history, seemingly little things, often overlooked but so significant in their effect on us - like the pasteurisation of milk as you said.
It's so hard to tell a story about history which does the importance these small & slow moving developments justice. They simply take place over a time and scale that we are ill equipped to think and in ways that aren't necessarily visible within the historical sources we have. You really have to read between the lines and imagine - but I think this video and your multiple attempts at digging at something more meaningful than a simple list of facts from history, is absolutely a step in the right direction.

And just as an aside; don't ever worry about what you look like on camera (easier said than done I know) but I for one, watch your vids to hear what you have to say, not to see what you look like, because what you have to say has always been more than worthwhile.
Keep up the good work.

@thequestion3953

50w

There’s a good essay by a Silicon Valley VC. He says that as we improve technology we creat things that are more powerfully addicting.

This makes sense in the case of both alcohol, narcotics and food.

We went from weak beer to everclear and strong liquor with sweet taste and fancy colors.

Food went from whole food to hyper processed food with really strong addicting flavour compounds.

The problem isn’t daily life, the problem is that humans (and animals in general) are flawed organisms with physiological and psychological processes that are easily hijacked.

All comments from YouTube:

@skip123davis

51w↑325

my own family reflects this: one grandmother found alcohol abhorrent, and that whole side of the family does. my other grandmother was a flapper that went to the speakeasy with the chief of police. she was the singer! my grandmothers were cordial, but distant. i never ever one time in my life, ever saw them in the same room together. that probably happened at my parents wedding, but there are no photos of that. that is how divisive this was for that generation.

@kamranrowshandel6395

49w↑10

Back then the liquor was like 8% alcohol

@MrBeas_Cousin

49w↑25

@@kamranrowshandel6395 no

@thefungshueshitter2833

49w↑4

The grandma who blames the liquor is unintelligent short sighted and has a victim mentality

@skip123davis

49w↑24

@@thefungshueshitter2833 you're right about only one thing: she WAS a victim of others in the family who used alcohol, but there is evidence it is inherited. so she was an abstentionist, but she always wore her hair in a bun, clothed from wrist to ankle, being very modest due to her being extremely observant christian. i have her bible, and read the notes she took from bible study. very devoted.

so how bout you don't comment on things you know nothing about? you don't know her or me.

@pipo3686

49w↑3

@@thefungshueshitter2833 are you defending liquor???

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@kyle6209

50w↑416

It’s amazing the people functioned so well on such a lack of water and intake of alcohol

@jbruh6246

49w↑85

After the advent of leaded fuel we're probably operating at below a drunk person from the 1800s.

@WoWUndad

49w↑7

@@jbruh6246 because rural and tribal cases are functioning so much smarter and inventing so much

@fartkerson

49w↑64

@@WoWUndad Comparing people of the 1800s to rural and tribal peoples is an illogical comparison. Not all people from the 1800s were rural or tribal. Calculus, trig, algebra, philosophy, science, and engineering feats have existed since long before the 1800s. The industrial revolution began in the 1700s.

@yoeyyoey8937

49w↑16

@@WoWUndad rural and tribal people only suffer from isolation. It’s the society of different groups of people coming together and sharing ideas that makes us progress

@cwalenta656

49w↑3

They didn't though, their life expectancies were really much, much lower. Not saying that accounted for all of the mortality, but it didn't help that's for sure.

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@davestratton7060

51w↑42

The personal message at the end resonates with me. Thanks for sharing. Your writing is always fascinating. Here’s to you.

@davestratton7060

51w

The idea of comparing what people use to sooth in different countries is eye opening to me.

@pittbullking87

50w↑139

I like the way you tied it all together. I remember reading about a Southern Baptist convention at a hotel where they did not make use of the hotel bar because drinking is contrary to their religious convictions. However, the writer wryly observed they made frequent use of the buffet and the desert bar at the hotel restaurant.

@JoshuaLSpeedy

49w↑11

This is so funny to me because in my ex-southern baptist church we all sit around the coffee machine eating donutsbor something waiting for the coffee to brew.

@nunyanunya4147

49w↑8

oh the 'look at the judgmental fucks while we judge them for judging others' approach to humanity....

@gregsmith1637

51w↑155

A food addiction is tougher than most…. Maybe all… because you can’t stop eating. I quit smoking a while back, and there’s just no way that happens if I had to smoke 3 cigarettes a day to survive.

@juanduenas1943

50w↑11

You can stop eating. Just stop. Lol

@nibblitman

50w↑21

Oh man that’s an interesting way to put it and yeah probably does explain part of why it’s such a problem for people. You can’t really 100% quit food for all that long.

@jimmym3352

50w↑18

@@juanduenas1943 Tell that to the Donner party.

@clydekimsey7503

50w↑1

Im ok with 4 cigarettes a day

@bigbootybartholomew6680

49w↑1

@@jimmym3352 lul

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@IronCascade

49w↑51

I vividly remember the moment in my life, when sitting in a bar with friends, and eating a late night hamburger with curly fries, I realized in a moment of reflection that I enjoyed eating more than I enjoyed alcohol. All the hangovers and fuzzy memories of making a fool of myself in my twenties binge drinking, just couldn't compare to that delicious greasy burger and fries.

@zachariahsmartino1453

48w↑1

Yes dude, I have way more fun with good friends and good food, than just some drinks and food, I'd rather munch tf out and play some pool than get drunk and be too full to eat a good meal. I'm a beer guy tho so idk how it is with hard liquor drinkers

@BringMayFlowers

43w

I'm a total abstainer, have been all my life, and I feel similarly, if about something else. I've never been drunk on alcohol, but I've had similar experiences to the written effects of being drunk after having too much corn syrup in a single sitting (roughly 132 ounces of soda; 3 44 ounce cups), and it was pretty terrible. However, food and cooking is one of my main hobbies and one of the main things I consider constitutes me, while my soda intake is drastically cut down and most of the time I prefer water or a glass or two of homemade sweet tea these days.
Here's to you living a life with plenty more meals than drinks.

@TheTephin

51w↑74

What a wonderful and beautiful bit of personal touch and anecdote at the end. I feel your pain on overeating as a coping mechanism and the shame associated with that. I’m glad you’ve been able to work on that it appears! Myself: I still have a good amount of work to do on self control.

@kkkk-wg6je

51w↑21

I’m from Wisconsin, we still drink heavily here.

@ericv738

51w

Wisconsin= Whiskey-ons-in ???

@eric2500

51w

But you still make quality beer in places, so maybe some grain based nutrition gets delivered..

@ericv738

51w

@@eric2500 hey look, another eric!

@Walker-ow7vj

48w

@@eric2500 good ol Chicago got goose island so I’m happy with that 😩

@MrJayrock620

49w↑29

You could pretty much walk into a store and buy cocaine until the 1930’s, so we weren’t only drunk in the 19th century we were high AF too. They even combined the two and called it Laudenum which you could buy over the counter.

@bicmeyrr2664

49w↑7

Laudeum was opium alkiloids

@ffwast

46w

A better time.

@iammrbeat

51w↑1.1K

My father suffered from alcoholism. But I am addicted to caffeine. I can function with caffeine. Most of us indeed are addicted to a drug, and yes, sugar is a drug. The sooner we all admit that, the better. Sugar is killing us, too. That doesn't mean we make it illegal, but we can certainly regulate it. In fact, we can legalize and regulate all drugs. Great video as always!

@alveolate

51w↑24

and don't forget, sugar is made from corn syrup! big agri won't like it if you question their cash crop!

@joaovitormatos8147

51w↑17

Wow, same here. Being in my 20s, I hadn't really put any though into it until I realized I was watching this video with a bottle of coke in my hand and how I spend most of my income (except rent and bills) on unhealthy food, not because it's cheaper, but because I'm using it to fill some sort of void. Thanks for sharing, Mr. Beat.

@armchair_zizek

51w↑31

Functional addiction might sometimes be worse than crippling addiction since it's hard to change if there are no immediate ramifications

@I.........

51w↑11

How exactly would they regulate "all drugs"? What would it look like to regulate things like crack, PCP, fentanyl, etc? "The crack must be at least pure enough to cause a maximum of one tooth falling out per week", or "you can only smoke three rocks per month or up to one time biting somone's ear off, whichever comes first" 🤔

@brandonlewis2599

51w↑11

Some chemicals are illegal for good reasons. I'm willing to say there's some drugs society just shouldn't tolerate. I would add, however, that harassing and criminalizing users is the wrong approach. Go after the supply side, instead.

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@gwgtaylor

51w↑10

Love your content, insight, and delivery. You make YouTube and the internet in general a better place. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching. :) effing sugar and carbs. I feel you.

@Mason-dj4po

49w↑35

I personally think it has a lot to do with filling empty spaces. Be it boredom, loss, pain, suffering... It's like putting a bandaid on a bullet wound. As someone who's genetically predisposed to addiction, I've struggled with almost everything one can be addicted to, and I've found that the busier I am, the less time I have to actually think about life, the better I do.

@diegodlv1001

48w↑1

What if life didnt make you drink when you thought about it

@alienvomitsex

48w

@@diegodlv1001 that's my dream, friend. Even though my life is going OK seeing the suffering of others destroys me inside

@cattysplat

45w

I even think my parents generation were predisposed to doing nothing but drinking, smoking, drugs and partying in the 70s. Like what were you going to do? Read books and newspapers all day when not working? Few TV and radio channels which shut off at 10pm until 6am, had to go to cinema to see a movie, almost no electronic distractions, had to go to a boring library to look things up. Why not just hang out with other humans and chat about anything and everything under varying levels of drug induced influence? You might even learn something.

@RecipesOfHope

50w↑24

Process addictions are so hard and complicated because they are 1 of our needs built into us. We need food to survive so we can't go abstinent, but food also gives us that "quick fix." There is a great counselor named Tim Fletcher who has a complex trauma and addiction channel that has so many great videos that speak to these issues. The end of this video really spoke to me, thank you sir.

@jackcandy8450

49w↑7

As a heavy drinker whenever I find myself trying to quit again I realize how voracious my appetite becomes. Cutting off a significant portion of my calories (tho not good calories) I’m just about constantly hungry.

@tygonmaster

50w↑171

My father, who is 76 now mind you, drank...a lot when he was younger. He was a vietnam vet and all the traditional stereotypes apply. He drank. He cheated. He smoked himself half to death (though not enough to actually kill him clearly). And he generally is just kind of an asshole. My mom still reminds me of his nickname, Outback Jack because he drank a shitload of Jack Daniels. Too much alcohol ruins your life. It ruins your relationships. Just always be careful with alcohol. Not gonna say don't drink. I would be a hypocrite if I did, but just always, you know, moderate yourself. Don't drink on days you work. Don't drink when you have something important to do. Don't down a whole bottle. Try to be decent with it, you know?

@r.i.petika829

50w↑13

I’m 19 and tried drinking for the first few times a couple of months ago; i got drunk twice and it was the most fun and terrifying thing ever. Since then, i can’t stand the smell or taste of it. It’s like my body completely rejects it now. I don’t understand how people can drink so much.

@chrisjoshua69420

49w

@@r.i.petika829 i was an alcoholic from 12 until i quit when i was 16/17 cuz i gained so much weight from it

@giantgrowth4204

49w↑2

Dad sounds like mine. I mean they saw some fucked up shit over there. Mine was barely 18 when he landed in Vietnam. He pi ked alone of bad habits up from being in the military.

@Odinarcade00

49w↑1

Yeah I think the war and the alcohol is a perfect storm.

@M3ganwillslay

49w↑2

Easy for you to say

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@holeeshi9959

50w↑74

partly I think what drove down alcohol is coffee and sugar. alcohol might be the quickest way to get a "sugar boost" since during 1700-1800s coffee and processed sugar isn't as readily available, thus alcohol is probably treated like an energy drink as well. as coffee and sugar, or even better, sugary caffinated beverage becomes more available, people starts to realize they do a FAR better job to give you the morning energy, thus the morning and day drinking to keep you "up" is basically replaced with coffee/tea/cola/energy drink.

@Odinarcade00

49w↑12

Hmmm alcohol makes me so sleeeepy though lmao worst energy drink ever

@TimurTripp2

49w↑4

@@Odinarcade00 it depends on the person. Some people have said that caffeine doesn’t help or makes them feel even more tired.

@TimurTripp2

49w↑1

But I don’t think alcohol makes me feel less tired, just makes me care less about being tired / numbs the sensation of tiredness. Alcohol is a depressant which is the opposite of caffeine.

@Odinarcade00

49w

@@TimurTripp2 basically me. If you dopamine issues it just makes you feel normal is the hearsay. Coffee usually doesn’t get me jacked it just levels me out. Not sure if that’s my brain or the coffee.

@Odinarcade00

49w

I’m super sensitive to it anyways. Alcohol just makes me super sick.

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@tchellovc

49w↑1

Hey, writers block one of best I’ve seen here. Nice historical info with reflections, just subscribed. Thanks for great content

@operatorblack

48w↑1

I’m so glad you took the time to think about the ending and to present us with your rough drafts because they were all really good points. Loved the thought experiment here. Liked and subscribed dude

@KansasViking

51w↑7

Incredible video, thank you for the work you do!

@josephsalomone

49w↑31

During my most alcoholic phase, I would go through about 1 gallon of 150 proof absinthe every week. And now I drink significantly less, and I still probably drink more than 2.3 gallons a year.

@CynAsYouWish

49w↑3

Not how it works sorry man 🫡

@Youtube.Commen-tater

49w↑10

@@CynAsYouWish He didn't say he wasn't an alcoholic anymore, just that he partakes less. Nice reading comprehension

@knavenformed9436

49w

@@Youtube.Commen-tater
If he means pure alcohol at two gallons then yikes, but if he means as beer/wine or other mild drinks, 2 gallons is what, like four big parties a year.

@Youtube.Commen-tater

48w

@@knavenformed9436 If you're an alcoholic counting your drinks in gallons, you're likely not drinking beer any more. 2.3 gallons of hard liquor a year is less than a drink a day on average, it's not exactly healthy but it's better than a gallon a week.

@knavenformed9436

48w

@@Youtube.Commen-tater
Sure in booze it's different, especially absinthe but that's a fringe case.
Also depends on the career choice and how much free alcohol is included in house parties and such.

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@jeremyclifton1448

49w↑1

I really appreciate your vulnerability at the end of this video about your struggle with food and "puritanically" fueled self-loathing. I struggle with food too. You make really good points that we tend to self soothe or self medicate with what's most available, a trend I have seen for myself as well as I struggle with the balance of my own vices and how I view myself in light of those vices. Honestly, you seem like a really beautiful person and I found your vulnerability about your own struggles very empowering. I hope that, regardless of where you stand in your struggles, that you will recognize and appreciate your own worth. Thank you for making this video. :)

@frostyflakkes2692

49w↑6

My little brother was an alcoholic for about a year when he was in High School. Completely ruined his social life, got kicked out of school and fired from his job. I literally can’t drink with out feeling guilty. So I just don’t.

@breawycker

48w↑1

Really profound ending. Thank you for sharing your story. I struggle with rhe opposite problem with undereating and that shame and judgement is so powerful. It can feel hard to escape. I hope your recovery goes well

@michaelfoster4191

48w↑3

As a recovering alcoholic, I really appreciate your nuanced, relatable take. As an armchair historian I think it's also super important to reshape the narrative around American prohibition--we tend to miss so much about what they clumsily tried to do (but you nailed it). Thanks for doing the work.

@jeffbee6090

49w

interesting commentary at the end... love your thoughts and the way you connected them!

@barnettmcgowan8978

50w↑1

Great video! Thanks for sharing and making the topic come alive.

@calcarter7295

49w↑2

Very impressed with this video. Subscribed. You can tell the sheer amount of research that went into this

@nicholaspatton8899

49w

Absolutely fascinating, thoughtful, & well produced. Thanks! 👋

@corahelseth8684

48w

I was not ready for the ending of this video, amazing commentary on the culture of overconsumption in America and the shame that surrounds it. I loved that you brought your own struggles into the picture because I can relate to them.

@timcase2494

50w↑4

As a person who has and still struggles with various vices of my own (as we all do), I appreciated and felt your anecdote at the end. Hang in there brother. Life is one hell of a ride, good and bad, and no one can prepare you for all of its challenges.

@J_Stronsky

51w↑28

@jimmym3352

50w↑4

Our numbers are nothing compared to Russia. Although, after looking it up, They aren't even in the top 10 (though former Soviet countries are). I was surprised Europe is so high. What's going on in Europe?

@TheBFHmontage

49w↑4

Just found your channel.

Not sure if all your videos are formatted this way.

It’s a great journey having an illustrated more objective explanation at the start then you jumping in at the end and giving ur personal take and how it relates to your life. Keep it up! Great stuff.

@kylekastler6939

49w↑13

Really appreciate your takes on addiction in general. I've always said the most important thing in life is balance. I've struggled with addictions to food and alcohol as well and even nicotine. I haven't mastered moderate use but I'm making progress and glad to know others share the same thoughts on the struggle.

@susanelizabeth1724

47w

This was so insightful and hit me to my core. Thank you

@JedionEarth108

49w

Subscribed w/notifications ✨ 1st video I’ve seen of yours and love your craft!

@aiodensghost8645

49w↑9

I prefer THC over alcohol, but I'll occasionally drink. I also remember getting a sip of my father's beer as a kid because I kept reaching for it. Let's just say I didn't have the same reaction as an 18 year old.

@luv2sail66

51w↑26

I think the question nobody appears to be asking is what it is about our society…our way of life…that people feel the need to soothe themselves with food, alcohol, whatever. The overuse of anything is the symptom, not the disease. Until the root causes are identified, the pattern will continue.

@chrisjoshua69420

49w↑1

common sense!

@marcinna8553

48w

I don't think it has ever been different. Life is inherently stressful. Working an office job or running a farm is stressful. Kids, relatives, relationships..... etc. These of course will never change.

The difference today I would say is the drugs.... more types of drugs, more potent drugs, and maybe more available.

@taran-ann

49w

Holy shit the last part of this video really hooked me and I appreciate your outlook!! Subscribing rn

@LRJS1794

49w↑24

There were plenty of sources for good clean water in early America, especially in the country side where the vast majority of people lived. People drank because they liked it not because they “needed to because the water was bad”. They knew for ever that you could boil water to make it good.

@joshuablair252

49w

There was still plenty of contaminated water sources all throughout history

Boiling the water was not enough.

Why don't you try doing some basic research?

@LRJS1794

49w↑5

@@joshuablair252 read Ben Franklins diary. He was in London in the 1720s and he was drinking only water. While all the other men he was working with were drinking beer because they thought that it would make them strong, and because they liked it.

@JadeDelphi

49w↑2

Yeah if folks were really drunk 24-7 they'd have a life expectancy of 35. No way the body could take that.

@LRJS1794

49w↑1

@@JadeDelphi exactly even very light beer (called small beer at the time) if used as a replacement for water, would end up dehydrating you after a while, let alone a whole lifetime of doing it. It would be insanely bad for you. And people certainly weren’t using liquor as a substitute, that’s just ridiculous. It’s just not feasible.

@nateofthesouth

48w

Thanks for sharing your behavior struggle in an honest, not over dramatized nor minimalized way. Some how, not sure how, it makes me feel a bit better about my own.

@chrisleon5918

49w

Hey Bro great video! Thanks for your personal testimony. Sometimes watching and listening to a person open up can help one explore themselves. God Bless

@AstartesP

51w↑1

Thank you for sharing, you are not alone, most of us are like that, but so few will ever admit it. Only those with courage and are willing to look for a better future and improve themselves will ever admit it. You have my respect and understanding.

@simongrushka983

51w

thanks for the historical info *and* for personal output.

@Beefinator5000

49w

Came for the history, subscribed for the incredibly thoughtful analysis at the end.

@alexanderaugustus

50w↑5

I think you're right in your viewing of addiction versus abstinence. The puritan 'addiction is weakness, better yourself' goes hand in hand with the (neo)liberal 'poverty and failure are your own fault, you need to work harder to succeed'. This is first and foremost a very American view of the world, but it resonates in other countries too, especially protestant countries in Western Europe. If you fail at life, if you get addicted to something to ease your suffering, that's your fault and you're not even trying.

@dclikemtndew

49w↑10

10 drinks a week per person on average seems crazy high, considering a large number of people don't drink at all so that means a large portion of the people who do drink are having what? 30? 40 drinks a week?

@rustyshackleford3293

49w↑1

Sounds about right. I usually have around 36 to 42 drinks a week myself.

@brandynhenry7107

49w↑1

About 10% of the population is chronic alcoholics. Not "teehee I have a couple drinks every night I'm such an alcoholic", but drink until you pass out

Like 90% of alcohol is drank by 10% of people now, the ratio is way higher than that 1/8th drank 2/3rds he said about earlier times

@ignatiuspennyfeatherix4376

48w

My dad.

@taketheatrain5393

48w

Absolutely brilliant! How true and honest.

@SnapshotOfASoul

49w↑3

I don't think binge eating is solely about addiction to food - which isn't really a 100% provable thing, it doesn't show up on brain scans as satisfying the addiction centres, but the centres that light up when someone is being comforted, loved, or given positive and warm interactions consistently. It's a misplaced desire for comfort, and then when you have that comfort, you feel shame for it - the shame of having asked for any comfort as a child, for example, can rewire you to look for the next positive experience and latch onto it heavily, which is often your next meal, or a snack. I can't speak to your own experience, but I do know a lot of people who have this exact disorder and that rang true for them (when I asked before I posted this).

@Iamsnuggles

49w↑6

I have to be honest I’m probably one of a few people that is a tea toiler today. I don’t drink and I hate it. Maybe it’s a product of an alcoholic parent but I agree with your analysis about how it isn’t a quaint thing. It’s extremely dark.

@megangreene3955

49w

I am also a teetotaler as well because I watched my brother battle with alcohol and drug addiction when I was growing up. You aren't alone.
I am also alcohol intolerant, so drinking just makes me feel lousy anyway.

@JackMcG_MD

20w

I thought this was going to be another gee-wizz, gosh-golly factoid video but you really saved it in the last quarter with your conclusion. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences. As an addiction doctor, I am heartened that we are having more conversations like this in public places. This is how we find solutions as a society.

By the way, have you ever looked into the history of methadone maintenance therapy? It features the same dynamic between the individual moral failing versus disease models.

@svrider702

49w↑2

I’m gonna say it. I’m an addict to sweets and over eating too man. Fuck it’s so weird to say, but maybe it can help us come to terms with it and acknowledge its existence. I love how you put it as just chasing that small amount of dopamine to help us get past that stressful hump but it’s been proven that a spoonful of sugar releases way more dopamine than cocaine.

@brucewilliams6292

51w

I am touched by your ending. You are very erudite and connect a lot of dots. Well done.

@cityweezle

49w

Excellent video and analogy.

@Drewsefer89

49w↑3

I’m my early 20s I used to drink a lot. Over the years I’ve since quit alcohol (mostly) but now I’ve substituted it with caffeine. 100% I now drink an over consumption of caffeine through teas, coffee & the obscene amounts of energy drinks that you see in every store.

@luniers4629

51w↑10

I'm drunk after two glasses and feel bad for the next two days. I would have died in those days.

@PanicGiraffe

50w

Me too. I think our bodies are adapting to protect us from booze by making us react more negatively so that we become conditioned to stop.

@craviel7360

50w↑2

It's because no one gave you rum when you were an infant

@HerrWayne45

49w

lucky bastard I have to drink 7-8 to get to my goldy locks zone.

@markp864

48w

Damn I can relate to his eating disorders. I wasn’t expecting the video to go in this direction at the end. Thank you for posting this

@Thats_Cool_Jack

49w↑1

and here i was thinking this was going to be a regular informative youtube video just reciting facts, the ending really hit me

@SnapshotOfASoul

49w↑4

The baby thing was not lactose intolerance, but milk protein allergy! I have had it for 27 years and have only really known about it since I was maybe 22, because there's no real reason to test for it outside of an infant, and I was born just before they would commence testing (4 months before) of newborns who weren't taking formula, which contains dairy.

@vincivedivicilextalionas4036

49w

Sweet

@novadude75

48w

My first time viewing one of your vids. Love your style and not annoying at all like the History Guy who has good stuff but is just too annoying for me personally. This is a great subject. I'm a recovering alcoholic whose life was nearly ruined (and damn near ended) because of the drink. It runs in my family but it stops here with me hopefully. It's just one of my many addictions so your tie-in with food is spot-on IMO. AA has been a true miracle for me and I could not do this without it. It's saved countless millions from the devil drink and is an amazing organization with one pure purpose only, unwavering from its primary mission. I highly recommend AA for anyone who thinks they have a problem with alcohol. It's a little weird at first for some, but that part grows on you and I look forward to it's old fashioned quirkiness now. AA will help you stop drinking and stay sober, but also become the best person you can be by learning from others. Nothing is forced upon you and the steps are truly "suggested" though strongly recommended. Think of the steps as an advanced and tried-and-true form of therapy that has worked for millions of others. But also remember you can do them when you are ready to. Just going to meetings will be tremendously helpful and you'll find out for yourself exactly why that is when you do.

@xfreshice4481

49w

Such a perfect video thank you for teaching

@jaxson1948

50w

Very well done! Kudos!

@JohnDrummondVA

50w↑1

Your doc is excellent, but the humanist commentary at the end earned you a sub. Great job!!! Cheers

@megangreene3955

49w↑3

It is because of my own brother's struggle with alcohol and drugs that I have never been drunk or stoned in my entire life. Watching him battle with addiction was enough to convince me that I didn't ever want to go down that path. It's a dark road to be on.
My addiction, I think, is sugar. The other addiction I have is sleeping. I like to sleep. Every chance I get I will sleep until noon. I don't take sleeping pills most of the time unless I am sick. I don't need to. I just sleep anyway.
I like dessert too much also... especially chocolate. However, as much as I like an occasional coffee, I am not a coffeeaholic. I go weeks or even months without coffee. I know many people who can't even make it a day without it.
Our substitution for alcohol, I think, is sugar and coffee.

@GreenBlueWalkthrough

51w↑4

It should be noted Benjimen Flaklen did not drink day to day but instead consumed water. And he got odd looks from his employees as they drank to feel like strong men.

@sethr.c1065

49w↑5

Liquor does increase mucous in the throat and saliva in the mouth. That said, I find it hard to believe that people ever thought after a day of drinking almost entirely whiskey, they thought they didn't need some water or at LEAST switch to tea or beer.

I've had some bad days and weeks. I know how incredibly thirsty and lethargic that makes you.

@illithidlore

51w

Liked the video for the DS9 shirt alone, cheers!

@svrider702

49w

I feel you man. I’m so glad I watched the video to the point you try to empathize. My only addiction is good as well.

@salsheikh4508

48w

Great video. Thanks

@sarahwatts7152

51w↑4

This video makes me see Prohibition adds quite a bit to how I saw it before. Shame and 'if you can't deal with lots of something, have none of it' is in deep contrast to the reset I saw it as. Though one thing I still think about it is that if we hadn't had Prohibition, the deaths attributable to drunk driving would have skyrocketed in the widening of the automobile age.

@everydaychemistry6231

49w

Drunk driving deaths may have been lower but deaths due to organized crime skyrocket during prohibition.

@richardshagrin8565

49w

1830 is a railroad themed game published by Avalon Hill near Baltimore Md. It was based on British rail game 1829,

@decaveny

49w

What a great historical piece. Super interesting idea that we are all self medicating one way or other. I think it’s the lack of balance in our lives that drive us to self correct by medicating. It’s the balance in life that people need to return to. Everyone has their own point of balance but those of us that think about this sees all the places we are overextended. We might even think it’s fun and productive. But a calmer healthier life gives us more time to socialize and connect meaningfully with each other. Good times

I think every time alcohol is mentioned it needs to be clearly pointed out it’s is a solvent that works psychoactively by poisoning the person. It is a deadly substance. I’m not being dramatic here. It is period end of story.

I have been a bartender since 1992.

@samanthaprehn4537

49w

Completely unrelated, but did you get that shirt at Oracle Coffee in Portland??? I live right above and i go there almost every day!

@ESmyth-nu7ug

48w

Holy shit second half of the video was real as hell. Respects

@drspoosh17

48w

I love your shirt its the best series❤!

@mmontealvo

51w

Excellent reflection 👏

@herknorth8691

47w

Just before I saw this vid, I was thinking about a friend of mine who says that he ups his sugar intake when he cuts out alcohol. It's hard to get away from wanting some kind of "treat", whatever you perceive that to be.

@thequestion3953

50w

@daviddavid5880

49w

Neat video. I was just listening to some assorted history vlogs and I was taken aback by how much everybody was drinking. (They drank like fish, morning noon and night. Baseball 1890s. There was a biergarten in the outfield ffs) When I commented that I could totally see where the temperance movement came from I was promptly flamed as a prohibition supporter. (Which just goes to show how weird we still are about drinking I guess) I've read some really disturbing historical accounts that made me wonder if anyone was ever sober back then.

@TrepidDestiny

45w

Damn, this got heavy at the end.
Good luck in your struggles, brother.

@stadiumking328

50w↑1

I can relate with the eating disorder at the end anything can be an addiction I used to be poor back then when I was little and I never had nice things to eat like most people and I had a really rough childhood You have to have something You can turn to To calm your nerves Helps relieve you of stress comfort Trust me I have a food addiction myself that I am battling Thank you for sharing It also makes me feel much better knowing that I'm not the only one who goes through this P. S Are you at the early stages Still Or has this been going on for years like mine I would like to hear more of your stories

@smoothestofbrains

49w↑1

Interesting video. As an American I love drinking alcohol but I drink in moderation.

@malcolmpalmer535

49w↑1

The number one reason why people in times past drank so much was the lack of clean drinking water. The process of brewing kills off waterborne deseases such as cholera and typhus.

@bradjbourgeois73

51w↑5

I haven't drank all week, but on my 13th beer today after going to a crawfish boil. lol. How many ounces of pure alcohol is that?

@Typinggibbon

50w↑1

Depends how long you ferment the crawfish for

@Diogolindir

49w

It is interesting to learn about US history. My country adopted some traits. I cant say drinking habits is one of them because we drink mostly beer.
Some time ago I just asked myself why do we drink every time we can, it is normal to us, if we don't do it, it feels like we are lessening our life experience and to me that is something to observe and reflect upon.

@lukemccarthyjones1185

48w

I worked on a Gastroenterology ward for 2 years. A lesson I learnt is that there's little difference between a lifestyle of overconsumption of alcohol or food. They both significantly impact your Quality of Life by middle age.

@crispgeneral3462

49w

While I know this is unrelated, you have a wonderful voice

@ptcfast1768

51w↑1

Great video! A couple of comments:

1) I think you will find some dissent from the view that people drank alcohol primarily because water was risky, especially in the agrarian years 1770-1830. Certainly clean water was more of a problem in cities as densities increased, but cities were relatively quick (from the perspective of decades) to respond with clean water systems. Many other reasons for high alcohol consumption are offered, but perhaps most convincing to me is that people felt alcohol was a relatively cheap, healthy, and pleasant way to procure calories.

2) I wonder if Americans are "more addicted" than others. Are alcohol, eating, and other drug disorders more prevalent in the US than elsewhere? And if so, is that just because we do a better job of tracking it? Is awareness and treatment of addiction a function of societal income - perhaps people in poorer countries have more fundamental concerns. Or is there really something about Americans that makes us more prone to addiction?

@tquasa07

49w↑1

Why didn’t I learn in school how much alcohol my American ancestors drank?
I remember reading about the temperance movement, but I never had any perspective that so many people were consuming so much alcohol

@eprofengr6670

48w

Interesting points and analogy. Hope for the best and watch out for wayward sledgehammers.

@oliviab4266

48w↑1

I think everyone has their own addictions. I haven’t eaten food for the past 7-8 years because I never feel hungry but I’ve been drinking a full bottle of 37% alcoholic volume gin everyday for the past 7-8 years.

@hyperrat12

49w

We had English neighbors in our small country town in Ireland, they were old school English too, or at least the grandparents and sometimes the parents were too. It was very regular to have them talk about having elevensies, aka a gin and tonic at 11 am after breakfast but before lunch for "digestive" reasons

@Koombayai

49w↑1

All forms of suffering are valid, mental and physical. We (myself daily as well) often very incorrectly deceive ourselves that we can't get better. Addiction can take many forms, shame and all forms of strong emotions are natural to feel from trying to cope with trauma. The truth is, Only when you decide to mentally embrace external help and understand that your body is capable of doing most of the change in outlook and the help is the catalyst for you to heal yourself. This is when real and profound change change can occur. You can have interventions forced on you, you can go through the motions of therapy, exercise, meditation, but when you decide to embrace the decision to change, to try your best regardless of the results, maybe you won't ever see the results directly, but the mental change and the decision to get better allows you to get professional help for addiction, formulate plans to taper, build a plan with a physical therapist, and even if you don't see direct results from it again, these techniques help in all aspects of hardship and these are the hard facts. There are people in Psych wards where people miraculously come back from the most unimaginable trauma, it's observed again and again that those people trusted and embraced the help, it's the mental decision to accept your circumstance, decide to take on what seems impossible wholeheartedly, and to some this can make a lifechanging difference. Most of us have to deal with chronic pain, or something along those lines, so remember that your own willpower and actually deciding to accept help, accept change, and accept what will be a chronic care, but the chronic care does not need to be negative, that would be like saying watering your plants is a chronic chore, it's just maintenance, and proper maintenance will reduce the burden. Take care.

@danielsalgado4194

48w

I needed this

@nomadih2252

48w

The Boston tea party was a TEA party because of rum. The tax on molasses was what sparked it, but they weren't going to toss perfectly useful rum ingredients into the harbor

@rodroller6634

49w↑7

2.3 gals per tray comes out to about 5 shots a week. Figuring in the nearly 20 million college students enrolled every year that number has to drop dramatically. And my father passed before he turned 60, mainly due to his addiction to alcohol.

@thomasbaker1961

49w↑2

I was penalized for smoking in my works health insurance program. When suggesting that fat people should also pay the penalty I got a lecture about shaming.🤷‍♂️

@pauls4522

47w

Never saw myself as an alcoholic, but always saw myself as someone who needs to grab some to some vice. Luckily I never smoked a day in my life.
One of best methods to curb wanting to eat too much, drink too many surgary drinks is drinking vinegar water. 1 tbsp per 25oz makes me feel healthier, it encourages me to move around and just have healthier habits in general due to the increased energy.

@salmonjoseph9970

51w↑2

cheers my friends!

@simongloutnez589

49w

A minority of consumers consuming the majority of a produce is not only normal, but also expected for many industries !

@kylorobb

48w

Look I often say "I hate Hipsters" and you presenting as a Hipster, this was a hard video for me to process. You and I are in alignment, I have been on prescription opioids for more than a decade, and I face a lot of persecution because of the Faux Opioid Crisis. In the end, I found your message inspiring. I wish more people were as thoughtful and reflective as you presented in this video.

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