There is no any common reason or answer of Why people decide to drink? But many researchers say that people drink for upraising the positive mode, alleviating the negative mode and worries or increasing the confidence level. 
Also, it is not the positive justification to start drinking, the decision of start drinking and to continue drinking is depend on the value that the person attributes to drinking alcohol.
Following countries are the highest drinker in the world:
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Highest Drinker Countries in the World |
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| COUNTRY | AVERAGE DAILY DRINKS | MALE POPULATION THAT DRINKS | DISEASES, DISABILITIES & DEATHS RELATED TO ALCOHOL | BEST COUNTRIES QUALITY OF LIFE RANKING |
| Romania |
8.2 |
71.30% |
17.60% |
39 |
| Luxembourg |
7.3 |
83.00% |
12.70% |
12 |
| Portugal |
7.3 |
75.40% |
14.90% |
20 |
| Ukraine |
7 |
78.70% |
17.80% |
72 |
| Lithuania |
7 |
81.70% |
18.60% |
N/A |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
6.5 |
35.60% |
10.70% |
N/A |
| Belarus |
6 |
82.30% |
17.40% |
60 |
| Estonia |
6 |
89.20% |
17.40% |
N/A |
| Spain |
5.8 |
78.00% |
10.50% |
19 |
