I drank.
I drank waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much.
Then I drank some more.
....and some more.
2 DUI's, about 7 or 8 other alcohol related tickets and overnight stays in the drunk tank / jail cell ...
Finally decided enough was enough. USMC bound.
Drank socially a bit after that, then as my son got older, I just decided that I'd rather be with him or ready if he needed me and stopped altogether.
Don't think I've drank in 7 or 8 years.
As for the other, never tried anything. Had plenty of friends do it... just never was my thing.