teetotalism

If people want to judge me on my teetotalism, it's up to them, but their judgement is not going to have any effect on my choice.

"Except for that not only is moderate consumption of alcohol good for you, but teetotalism is as bad for your health as being morbidly obese.

It shouldn't have been a fight at all, but there's no company which is going to profit from non-smoking/teetotalism/whatever, and governments aren't going to see revenues from it.

If refraining from something completely is bad, should we all experience LSD/Cocaine/Heroine infrequently?I would think the real damage of teetotalism would be the stress involved in constantly thinking about and addressing it. Not so much the lack of the substance in the body.

This led to a gain in popularity of complete abstinence from alcohol and the formation of various groups advocating for teetotalism.

No, but non-drug-using people also love to talk about their abstinence, teetotalism, vegetarianism, healthy lifestyle, Jesus, and so on...

Roughly the second half of his "Successful Systems" era is actually probably the heyday of both "associational culture" and artistic sects in the European-controlled world: the age of Freemasonry, teetotalism, Fauvism and pigeon-racing.

Okay, I have long wanted to know this about alcoholics and alcohol relapse sufferers:Do one-time alcoholics - functional or otherwise - who have sought treatment and then completely quit drinking for a fair number of years, ever manage to go back to moderate & responsible alcohol consumption?orIs it pretty much a life of teetotalism, for them, after that?Do you know of any friends or family who have recovered and enjoy alcohol responsibly?My experience has been that almost all such people I know, resort to drinking non-alcohol fizzy drinks, fruit juices and other replacements, but never any booze, not even non-alcoholic beer.