They are right it will mess up your medications. Many doing it are self medicating self. I was 61 - 62 when diagnosed BP. I had drank good amount more or less, smoked pot college yrs, cigarettes. After being diagnosed I stopped it all including cigarettes. Not a stupid question. Never let another talk you into it. Drunks like drunks and druggies like to share with people like them. You never know the out come and for too many, it's horrible.
They can't get out from under it and of course they never get diagnosed. What about just now and then? Don't do it. You'd be kicking yourself in the ***.