It seems you did not see the link I gave which actually provided sources to its arguments where as the links you provided are of people talking without sources . Please look at all the sources given in my link and that should pretty much seal the deal on this argument . <| sep |> The Soros pizza masterplan <| sep |> When I quit my relationships changed drastically . I realized that some friends were solely drinking buddies and we didn ' t really have anything else in common . I also built up my confidence and learned to interact with people sober . Your body changes drastically which probably gave me an extra confidence boost . Eventually I realized I didn ' t need booze anymore . I regret falling off the wagon but I ' m all set to give it a go again .