Drunkenness

Drunkenness expels reasons,
Drowns memory,
Defaces the brain,
Diminishes strength,
Inflames the blood,
Causes incureable external and internal wounds,
Is a witch to the body,
A devil to the mind,
A thief to the purse,
The beggar's curse,
The wife's woe,
The children's sorrow,
The picture of a beast,
Ans self murder,
Who drinks to other's heath,
And robs himself of his own. - Buddha


Its final result can never be anything but utter physical and moral degradation..