I like your reasons for not drinking. I don't drink, or smoke, and only take modern medicine when there is nothing else and the pain is completely unbearable, and if I can't get out of bed or can't function at all. Other than that i believe that symptoms are when the body is trying to tell you that your doing something wrong and to fix it not to cover it up. I am not religious I just don't want to drink. I don't want to be out of control, and i want to show people that it is possible to have fun without drinking and without being altered. Smoking is just unhealthy.
Sarah