http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/03/24/why-does-society-think-im-some-kind-of-freak-for-abstaining-from-alcohol/
Good question! I don't abstain. I use Merlot in a lot of my cooking.
I don't drink either. Can't stand the taste, and I don't like what it does to you. I think it's one of the crappiest escape mechanisms around. I've got better ways, and none of them arc chemical, 'cause I don't need 'em.