Md. Senate votes to outlaw grain alcohol

[Major Nikon]

8. I have no doubt some do

However, I'm pretty sure the ones that do are a small enough minority to be statistically irrelevant. Drinking Everclear straight is self limiting. The stuff is cheap, nasty, poorly distilled, rot gut shit that will make all but the most hardened alcoholics puke if you drink very much of it. Even serious alcoholics generally won't touch the stuff unless they are mixing it. The ethanol content is not really the worst of it. The worst of it is the stuff is poorly distilled so that other alcohol by-products are included along with the ethanol. Even if you are drinking the stuff straight, it doesn't make that much difference. 4 shots of 190 proof or 5 shots of 151 proof equals the same amount of ethanol. I drink straight whiskey several times per week and I'm pretty sure I could hold down 5 shots of Barcardi 151 a lot easier than 4 shots of Everclear. Most binge drinkers are going to have an even tougher time. Banning 190 proof alcohol could possibly even exacerbate the problem.