> There is such a thing as responsible, low-level alcohol consumption
That responsible low-level use tends to need strong laws to enforce it.
Minimum unit pricing (which only affects the very cheap, poor quality end of the market); tight alcohol and drivng limits; time restrictions on serving alcohol.
See eg the measures that France brought in (less dead people from cirrhosis; less dead and injured from traffic accidents; more profitable drinks industry) to England, which has seen a five fold increase in cirrhosis over the same time.
Alcohol has enormous costs which are mostly hidden because people don't want to accept the truth.
