In Australia the drinking of alcoholic beverages is legally and socially accepted

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…peptic ulcer. Alcohol in large quantities also causes sterility and impotence, and it tends to slow down the functions of a developing foetus, just as it slows down the functions of body cells and organs. It may well result in structural and functional disorders in the child, including retardation. These disorders, known as "foetal alcohol syndrome," include incomplete limb development, facial deformities and abnormal brain development, leading to impairment of intellectual and motor (movement) abilities.