>>24
AHAHAHA OH WOW.
1) Drinks aren't all that expensive unless you're an alcoholic or an idiot that always buys the top shelf crap when you'd be just fine with a cheaper brand. A hard drink for me is usually $5-6. Compare that to, for example, the End of Evangelion DVD, which goes for about $15-20 (source: Froogle) or a typical manga which varies from $8-10 or more. I could get a bottle of middle-of-the-line gin for $10, and that lasts me longer than one copy of Deathnote.
Plus, alcohol is the social lubricant, especially useful for those less than likely to get laid. hint hint

2) Video games are not necessarily healthier. Combined with less people smoking (nicotine suppresses appetite to some extent), obesity has gone from minority to the average. Of course, smoking is still not as healthy as properly exercising, eating right, etc., so I wouldn't advocate smoking as opposed to gaming.