A recent study has shown that millions of Americans with alcohol and other drugs to relieve the discomfort of life filled with stress. But when stressful in itself. This method of “self medication” not nearly as a new approach to US alcohol is the drug most widely used today, but certainly not alone.

As a nation, we are much richer and technologically brilliant, but we’re also a nation of drug users. In households across the country are kits with large amounts of drugs, both OTC and prescribed by doctors. In fact, a recent study showed that many young people taking drugs that are available in pharmacies of their parents.

The media called the operation is extensive arsenal of resources to inform the public about the dangers of cocaine, heroin and other addictive substances. However, the mass media is powerless when it comes to educating the public about the dangers of alcohol abuse. It seems that alcohol, drugs, which is more open than any other drug in human history, used the back of the subject.

Most studies show that among young people, especially students, the switch is unknown to many and a secret between drugs, alcohol is often found in homes and most prestigious law-abiding nation.

In this society, we socialize with alcohol for a variety of reasons, to be accepted, to relax, to give courage, to improve self-esteem, and yes, the romance of our lives. And for many of us to escape from the alcohol used to treat depression, fear, anxiety and other real or imagined faults. For these and other alcohol abuse is rising.

For most drinkers seem to be a relatively safe drug, but not all. In fact, those who are unable or unwilling to control alcohol consumption, the price of personal data on alcohol abuse is enormous at all levels.

The psychological pain of high prices compared to the pain, how they can relieve themselves addicted to gradually pay for drugs of alcohol. Sooner or later, alcohol weaken and destroy the elements of it that gives meaning to life.

Alcohol as a man for the social development, is unknown. What is known, however, has been used “alcohol” or alcohol for thousands of years before the World Health Organization, said that alcohol dependence and addiction to drugs.

The man from the Neolithic, for example, discover and use the berries came about 6400 BC. Still others have suggested that the use of change from one form of alcohol up to 300 or 400 BC. Produce a honey called mead is reported to be the oldest alcoholic beverage known to humans.

It is also suggested that the Met was found in the Paleolithic. It is well documented that drinking beer by Native Americans were on track when Columbus reached these shores.

Fruits and cereals are the most popular products, the fermented to produce alcoholic beverages in many cultures, including the United States. While other cultures often use plants as a basis for the fermentation of alcoholic beverages. During his expedition to Mexico in 1518, said Cortez grateful for distilled beverages locally called “pulque”.

Pulque is a cactus, and alcohol is about 6%. Mead is an alcoholic strength by 10-12% right and I believe that, currently, in some cultures. The traditional rice wine, the Far East, the so-called “bag” is for many Americans, especially the soldiers of World War II and the Korean War known. Rice wine, alcoholic beverages should be 12-18%.

A nineteenth century Swedish physician, is credited for the first time the term “alcoholism.” The ancient Romans were the first in the pattern of alcohol consumption among those who drank more by choice and those who control the drinking water can not be recognized. A few centuries later the English language to distinguish between noise and alcohol.

In 1784, Dr. Benjamin Rush, founder of American psychiatry and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, drink like a normal state of the disease caused by involuntary “spirits.” However, the concept of the disease, the type of Puritan belief in America until the failure overshadowed ban.

Shortly before the repeal of Amendment 18, which prohibits the sale and production of alcoholic beverages was ranked first American edition of the standard nomenclature of the disease have been published. He made more alcohol at one time, and alcoholism as a disease. A few years later founded Alcoholics Anonymous and has also adopted the concept of disease.

The National Council on Alcohol and Drugs and the American Society of Medicine defined alcoholism by adding the following: Alcoholism is a chronic disease with genetic, psychological and environmental factors that influence the development and manifestations.

The disease is progressive and often fatal. It is a continuous or periodic monitoring drinking compromised. Concerned about the use of alcohol and drugs of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, is the most famous of denial.

A person is an alcoholic beverage, as if his alcohol problem and causes uncontrollable personal, professional, family and social life. And the individual is considered to be dependent on alcohol when they are unable to predict when it will stop drinking or how it should be and what are the results of his glass.

It is estimated that 15.5 million Americans have signs of alcoholism or alcohol dependence. 7200000, and other shows with the persistence of consumer behavior to reduce health and social functions. Report for 2000 showed that the problems of alcoholism and alcohol-related harm costs the nation an estimated $ 276 billion per year in lost productivity, medical costs, crime, traffic accidents and other related costs.

American alcohol problems to find a family to all three. The fetal alcohol syndrome is one of the leading causes of birth defects and mental retardation in the United States. Alcohol is closely linked to suicide. A recent survey showed that half of all prisoners convicted of violent crimes had been drinking shortly before the murder.