Alcohol Should Be Banned

Oops, sorry I meant as in alcoholic beverages. My fault, so all your points are valid. Alcohol is a pain reliever, this is true, but there are also there are knew pain killers such as Tylenol,for small things and Dilaudid for major injuries. Also it is bad for minors to drink whisky, it can lead to devolopment problems or death. Source: http://www.chacha.com... "Alcohol fights off Infection " This is true, but minors have used this to make something called Purple Drink, which is basically over the counter drugs, which includes rubbing alcohol and mix it with jolly ranchers and sprite then drink it. This has caused many deaths and is a growing problem because it is extremely easy to obtain the ingredients and make it. Sources: http://www.narconon.org... Also rubbing alcohol isn't the only way to fight infections, you can use thing like anti biotics which a person can also use to fight of infections. Also it is extremely hard for a human can ge infected in the first place. Even though rubbing alcohol is a common way to fight infections, there are also many other ways that as common to fight infections. "Ultimately, what I have listed above are nothing but mere shadows of the overall beneficial applications that can be gained from having Alcohol in our world. My opponent has failed to see that: By taking one negative aspect from one basic use of such a liquid substance is elementary at best and truly not a legitimate reason to completely ban such a beneficial substance. This is not to say that abuse of the substance known as alcohol is not an issue worthy of study, but in the grander scope of things, banning such a substance would do nothing more than hinder those who use its properties for good from continuing to do that good work. We must think about the hand-sanitizers, the cleaning products, the medical applications, the anti-infection properties, the pain relief properties, amongst countless other uses that, in fact, benefit our society as a whole and benefit countless other cultures and nations that use it for beneficial purposes. " Alcohol, is useful, but washing your hands is as effective as using hand sanitizers. Also alcohol kills 80,000 people a year plus more from people killed in drunk driving accidents in the U.S alone. Minors can easily be killed by alcohol and it can cause development issues. "Lastly, I will say that if alcoholism is what truly motivated my opponent to start this topic - that such an issue really falls into the individualistic realm of responsibility. We cannot allow the mistakes of those whom have succumbed to the addiction of alcoholism to motivate such an extreme measure as an all-out ban on alcohol. Have we learned nothing from the past? Must we truly be victim to repeating the mistakes made in the past? There are many solutions available to alcoholics, and while the misuse of such a substance is unfortunate in all regards, it is not a viable reason to enact a full ban of such a substance - especially when the substance has such beneficial uses to all manners of medical practice. What we need to be doing, if my opponent truly believes such a singular issue requires such a harsh reaction, is to educate our young to understand the importance of moderation in all things - not just alcohol. Perhaps then, and only then, would we be able to correct the underlying issues that are currently eating away at our society. What I know, without a doubt, is that banning alcohol is not the solution needed for such issues." The problem is that alcoholics don't admit that they are addicted on a normal basis, making it hard to help them. Minors who are curious about the substance get addicted, and can easily die, even though minors are being taught not to drink curiosity wins many over. These people get others addicted. A full out ban on alcohol can help lower the number of addicts and deaths in the United States. Also I extend my points from the last round, because my opponent has not refuted them.