There's dispensaries on every corner Katch, bars are much, much fewer in number, my missus has worked in A&E in both countries, UK has a problem with some sort of dependency or addiction culture to be honest, I have been on nights out downtown and not seen after hours violence, in the UK I saw it often, don't know the answer?
My kids never once saw me smoke, drink, do anything other than drink tea ? I never had alcohol in the house, I came from a family that drank and smoked, I learnt from a very early age some important lessons, I think my kids followed my example, my missus drank w