"Wet Drug" by Pete Hamill, commented by Stephanie, Candy and Ai Ting.

1. From the first paragraph,we can infer that the author actually does not want to give up drinking but because of the religious converts, he has to give up.
2.The author has changed his view about drinking because he has come across many cases, such as ruining marriages, brutalizing, destroying careers, violating, auto accidents and many more which are by alcohol.
3.The author shows his friends' experience, violation episodes, auto accidients and studies which indicate that alcohol is a factor in those cases.
4.He intends to show that alcohol is not only a factor for auto accidents, but also for homocides, fires, robberies, wife-beating and child abuse.
5.The author calls liquor as 'wet drug' because liquor is certified as an drug which is in liquid form.
6.In paragraph 9, the writer implies that he is against banning liquor.
7.The author wants the media to ban alcohol advertising to counter the ills of drinking.
8.The author considers smoking a lesser evil because cigarette smokers usually kill only themselves with their habit. But, we do not agree because the second-hand smoke is more unhealthy to other people than the one who smoke.
9.The phrase ' criminal narcissists' tell us that the author thinks that those who are drunk are more likely to commit crimes.
10.Yes, we agree with the author's view about drinking. It is because those who are drunk often neglect the existence of the other people and only care about their drinking hours. Which crimes occur they are not only killing themselves but also other people who are innocent.