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Case Study: The majority of people consume alcohol regularly. We drink on birthday parties, Christmas, Easter, corporate informal meetings, on weekends or Friday evenings, to celebrate something or to relax. But we still aren't alcoholics, are we?

Nobody is born an alcoholic, and all people suffering from this disease have started somewhere. So where is the point of no return? When do you need to start worrying about yourself, members of your family or friends? When to Ring the Bell? Is it when you start drinking every day or drinking strong alcohol like whiskey or vodka?

One of the biggest questions for a hospitality industry workers or manages or owners, is why would you hold them monetarily responsible when someone else, (usually one we have never even met) goes out and binges, and causes damage, personal injury or even death.

Did you know that statistically, death from alcohol exceeds death from AIDS, physical abuse, and traffic accidents altogether? According to WHO (World Health Organization) statistics, more than 3 million people die from alcohol abuse every year. They say that each 20-th death in the world is somehow related to alcohol usage.

Yet some bozo drinks one too many, and everyone else is responsible, The server that gave them the drink, the bartender that poured the drink for the server to deliver, the manager of the restaurant that hired the bartender, the owner of the restaurant that hired the manager. The company that made the alcoholic beverage to start with, and the President of the Corporation that owns the company that makes the alcohol. Finally, everyone within 6-degrees of freedom from this bozo, has to have insurance so that they don't end up broke or in jail.

Question: Have we just lost our minds? What is your point of view?