I suck at talking to people

You want to be careful with the alcohol thing, though, because a lot of people are turned off by a drunk person. A drink (or two) probably does help most people, in all honesty, but anyone who thinks they can drink a fifth of Crown Royal and still be able to hold an intelligent and engaging conversation is fooling themselves.

Also, wouldn't it be better to somehow develop your social and conversational skills naturally by, I don't know, practicing them (with real people in bank lines, grocery stores, etc.) than to have to depend on any substance to make you more likeable?

Jam it back in, in the dark.