Alcohol and Its Effects

MAlcohol and Its Effects Alcohol is a substance that has been used throughout the ages for many different reasons. The first known traces of alcohol date back all the way to 4200 BC found in a pot in ancient Mesopotamia (Coalition). Alcoholic beverages have a long and sorted history, with the United States banning them in the 1920’s, and then further striking down this prohibition in the 1930’s. Clearly, alcohol has always been a part of …

…of alcoholic beverages has many disadvantages, but on the other end of the spectrum they have several clear-cut health advantages. The debate will probably never end since the effects of alcohol will always be soug! ht for. BIBLIOGRAPHY An Evolution in Understanding of the Problem of Alchol by Warner, Harry S. (1999) Kroschwitz, J., and Howe-Grant, M., eds., Kirk-Othmar Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 6th ed. (1997) Morrison, R., and Boyd, R., Organic Chemistry, 8th ed. (1998) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**