Drinking habit or culture in action.

What do I think about this matter? Some says that it is actually culture and not a habit. Being educates a bit in Social Sciences, I can say that I can generate my own views on this habit or some says 'culture'. Drinking habits or what people may tend to call it, for me it always bring people tent to the addiction and causes troubles to it utmost. I came from a society whom I can say practicing it. All I saw was negligence of children, separation of families, wastes of money, etc. Usually the uses of alcohol begun when they gather together. A fellowship which supposed to be a good sharing has become a propeller to destruction in life and family.
A few years back, I raised this issue through my article in one of the local newspaper. I got many reaction from the public. But, one of the comments that I received says I am against the way of fellowships which was applied in our society. They say that we have to accept it and live it, more of that support it as it was our culture.
As I say earlier on, for me it is not a culture but more to habit. Moreover, whether it is culture or habit, as long as it does not bring any good, so why don't we consider of reduce it, think more of it or just leave by stop practicing it. Why not?