Alcohol As A Beneficial Resource

Alcohol, it has been around for ten thousand years. Some great things have come from it, but in some situations it has ruined people’s lives. Some may ask how something can have such opposite endings. Well the answer is that people don’t know moderation while consuming alcohol. Alcohol can easily be misinterpreted as an un-harmful substance. In this essay I will educate readers that in moderation and in church traditions it is not harmful or being abused. I will be discussing the importance of where the selfishness and rule breaking comes from when one is intoxicated while driving. I say selfish because that is what it is, a human being lacking consideration for

The use of alcohol has been dated back thousands of years past the Egyptians and Greeks, drinking wine or beer was not an uncommon sight to see thousands of years ago and although times have changed its still not uncommon to see someone drinking today. Fermenting grains or fruits simplifies the processes of making the substance we call “booze”. Drug-Free World’s “The Truth about Alcohol” provides information to anyone free on the Internet about alcohol, the drug, we commonly consume today. It not only tells us that alcohol is a depressant but explains to us a depressant is a drug that slows down our bodily function systems. Drug-Free World also explains why people drink, the reactions that happens to these people, and tells us that

Alcohol has acted as a social lubricant since its inception. Altering or alleviating the boundaries drawn by human nature or social constructs. In many cases, it has altered the course of history. In some parts of history fermented grape juice was introduced into common practice, due to the absence of clean water. Although it did not have the pungency of modern wine, it acted as the guide as people drank more. Such cases where seen by Christians with Sodom and Gomora. Pagan cities riddled with moral corruption, lubricated by the vary drink later outlawed in 20th century America. Although the destruction of the cities are wildly exaggerated it lead to uncontrolled social deviance. Human nature is destructive and requires a delicate hand when tempering the fundamental nature of desire. Such tempering can be seen in the Muslim religion where alcohol is outlawed, but still present due to

Drinking was very common among the early European colonist. Alcohol served different purpose in their everyday lives. Alcohol used as a substitute of drinking water because water was contaminated also alcohol used for medical purposes to overcome fatigue, soothing indigestion and pain. People started to drink more when the hard liquors became more available and local brewing had increased. Between 1800 and 1830, the annual per capita alcohol consumption in the United States was estimated to be between 5 and 9.5 gallons, compared with 2.6 in 1978.[American journal ] Furthermore, the kind of alcohol use that was usually reported was far more socially harmful than is usual today. Indeed, alcohol provided an uncontrolled opportunity or unacceptable behavior. No doubt, self-selection of

In that case the individual and the family of the individual often resort to social care and community health care services (Berkman, 2000).

When somebody wanted to share her story, she introduced herself saying her names and admitting being alcoholic. I think it would be relatively easier to work with a person who admits to have a problem (some of them called a disease ) than working with one who doesn't want to admit it.

The influence of alcohol has been everywhere in human history and is undoubtedly the most dominant psychoactive substance in every human culture. It was critical for developing countries where alcohol was key to trade. (Awkward) Alcohol was one of the ‘main three’ psychoactive products (with tobacco and caffeine) which helped drive the globalization of trade from the 17th century. Today, the consumption of alcohol has become more omnipresent because of how diversified drinks have become. Drinking is an increasingly globalized cultural practice because alcohol is a substance with a global history. Producers of these alcoholic beverages tend to be large corporations reliant on innovative marketing techniques. The global alcohol industry is also trying to expand into developing countries while continuing to collect profits in the saturated markets of North America and Europe.

Humans have been consuming alcohol since the beginning of civilization; alcohol is just a part of civilized living. To some, it is a coping mechanism for dealing with the stresses of life, whether it is war, business, or heartaches. It can also be a substance to share among friends and family. Even though drinking is socially acceptable, it can be poisonous to the mind and body of a human being when it is excessively consumed. *Habitually over-consuming alcohol can be debilitating not only for the drinker, but also for those surrounding the drinker.*

Health outcomes and socioeconomic consequences are determined not only by the amount of alcohol consumed, but also by the pattern of consumption and the quality of alcohol consumed. These three determinants are again shaped by – and shape – the wider social determinants related to socioeconomic context and position, exposure and vulnerability. The level of abstention, reflecting such issues as gender and poverty levels, is an important mediating factor that often serves a protective role. Alcohol consumption rates are markedly lower in poorer than in wealthier societies. However, withinsociety differences in alcohol-related health outcomes by socioeconomic status tend to be more pronounced than differences in alcohol consumption.

This thesis explores old ideas regarding the valuable properties of intoxicating drinks, as presented in Greco-Roman sources from the first to third centuries AD. In doing so, it responds to Mary Douglas' Constructive Drinking (1987), which emphasized that contrary to anthropological findings, many societies' authorities tend to focus upon, and overemphasize, the negative aspects of alcohol consumption. This pattern is particularly prevalent in modern Western scholarship. The same trend can detect within both Greco-Roman society and classical learning. Although many Greeks and Romans are undoubtedly consumed quantities of wine, on a regular basis, in a manner which was widely considered 'moderate,' the literary evidence from this period tends

In centuries, alcohol has been an important part of our society and culture. A lot of people often use alcohol to – help them to forget, feel brave, welcome / have a good time with a person, to belong and feel grown up, enlighten yourself, and/or perhaps they’re addicted to it and nothing to do without alcohol.

quantities of alcohol at a young age. He soon progressed to the front office and filled in all those gaps left by his coworkers. Highly intelligent and understanding the computer systems inside and out, he ran the show. If Smiles attitude couldn't take care of a problem, Oh would appeal to the intellect and bring the situation to a close. Oh could well have become a politician. A few situations defined his complexity showing the good the bad and the ugly of Oh. During a visit a customers’ car had been broken into. The only items taken were a little patron’s hockey equipment, as the family had come from far away for a tournament. Oh, totally empathetic with the customer, apologized profusely for the terrible incident and requested the

As we all know, alcohol is a product that has provided a variety of functions for people in the world. Alcoholic beverages have been consumed by humans in the very early time, they were one of the most popular drink and have been widely used in everywhere of the world. Also they were used medicinally, chemically, physically and so on.

In today’s world, religion plays a profound part in many people’s lives and they find it important to firmly follow the guiding principles of a religion. Religion has been

Nowadays,alcohols become very popular among our life.We are interested to have a research about it.But when we have our research,we have a strange finding .Although alcohol is popular among us,people still have many different opinions about it.Some people think alcohol is good to our health .But other people do not think so,they think alcohol is bad to our health and we should not use it.When our team found this strange phenomenon,we are very surprised.So we decide to found the result of the relationship between alcohol and health After research,we have a conclusion:as a whole,drinking too much is indeed bad for our health,but if we drink appropriate amount of it,it is also indeed good for our health.