Alcoholism - Abstinence from Drinking
Although usually considered a stimulant, alcohol is actually a depressant. It
appears to lessen fatigue and make you peppy because, in effect, it takes the brake off certain processes. For example, even a fairly small amount of alcohol lessens the intellectual inhibitions that we normally exert in order to behave properly and this makes us feel relieved and free.
Alcohol is useful in certain diseases and harmful in others. People who consider a drink of whiskey as the initial step in all first aid treatment can do a lot of damage. It is definitely harmful, for instance, in cases of heatstroke and snakebite. People with some diseases may have certain amount of alcohol prescribed for them; in other illnesses, it is forbidden. If you or anyone in your family is ill, be sure to discuss the matter of alcohol with your doctor.
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excessive drinking, getting intoxicated or drinking to the point where it interferes with one's job, one's family and one's relation to society. The person who drinks excessively is practically a criminal when he is behind the wheel of a car or otherwise assumes responsibilities he is not capable of fulfilling. Excessive drinkers often fail to eat properly and otherwise neglect to observe the rules of good health, thereby suffering from a number of illnesses as a direct consequence of drinking. There is some recent evidence, although, it is not conclusive, that in addition to all other physical problems created by excessive drinking, cancer of the mouth is more likely to afflict the heavy drinker than the person who drinks moderately or not at all.