According to Dr. Brinton, mental acuteness, accuracy of conception, and delicacy of the senses, are all so far opposed by the action of alcohol, as that the maximum efforts of each are  incompatible  with the ingestion of any moderate quantity of fermented liquid. Indeed, there is scarcely any calling which demands skillful and exact effort of mind and body, or which requires the balanced exercise of many faculties that does not illustrate this rule. The mathematician, the gambler, the metaphysician, the billiard-player, the author, the artist, the physician, would, if they could analyze their experience aright, generally concur in the statement, that  a single glass will often suffice to take , so to speak,  the edge off both mind and body , and to reduce their capacity to something below what is relatively their perfection of work.

The said statement refers to the fact that even a single glass or a bottle of any alcoholic drinks could cause our body and minds to be distracted and kept off its normal processes.

The perfect example for this is an accident that happened a few days ago in a highway, a bus driver avoids collision with a truck making the bus bump into a post. The incident killed 10 people including bystanders. The truck driver made it alive and according to his statement he had 1 bottle of beer before going on with his trip.

Even with one glass or bottle your perception and control over your senses is already affected.

According to extensive studies and research, fats, starches and sugars are found to produce heat when combined with oxygen. The heat being talked about is the energy with which the body needs in order to move.

It has been found out that alcohol does not undergo combustion or is not transformed to become heat inside the body or become energy.

When we talk about temperature, alcohol reduces temperature. Doctors in Europe and America have proved that alcohol has an anti-pyretic effect in people with fevers. According to Liebermeister, one of the most learned contributors to Zeimssen’s Cyclopedia of the Practice of Medicine, 1875: “I long since convinced myself, by direct experiments, that alcohol, even in comparatively large doses, does not elevate the temperature of the body in either well or sick people.”

Therefore alcohol does not produce any kind of heat in the body thus lessens it plus it decreases a person’s power to withstand the cold temperature.

1. A person cannot control his drinking, no matter how many attempts he has made to stop and stay sober.
2. There is an increasing dependence and tolerance of alcohol ingestion.
3. Denial. A person fails to recognize and acknowledge that he or she is experiencing alcoholism.
4. Blaming others for the problems they now experience.
5. Important things are neglected.
6. Friends and families are avoided.
7. Aggressive and destructive behaviors occur.
8. Physical symptoms manifest like: stomach upset, vomiting, hand tremors, hangovers, and blackouts.
9. Neurologic symptoms manifest like shakes or tremors when experiencing withdrawal or when he can’t have a drink, hallucination or delirium tremors.
10. Drinking starts out early in the day as soon as a person wakes up.

By definition, alcoholism is a disease that resulted from a frequent alcohol use despite negative consequences. Alcohol dependence and withdrawal symptoms are related to alcohol addiction.

The most common substance to be abused is alcohol according to online sources. Alcohol addiction can be treated. Help is available to those who want to get their old healthy lives back. Addicts will just have to consciously choose to stay sober then take it one day at a time controlling their cravings.

You don’t have to be alone with your battle. There are treatment facilities all over the country. Alcoholics Anonymous or AA has helped a lot of people who suffer from alcohol addiction.

Educate yourself about the effects of alcohol, facts about alcohol and alcoholism. You can find them online and in some books. If you or someone important to you is suffering from alcoholism, encourage them to get help. You might just save their lives and help the people around them deal with the situation.