Side Effects Of Drinking Alcohol
Alcohol use involves drinking beer, wine, or hard liquor.
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Alcohol and diet -
Alcoholism -
Alcohol withdrawal state
Alternative Names
Beer consumption; Wine consumption; Hard liquor consumption
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People have been drinking alcoholic beverages since prehistoric times. The discovery of the distillation process during the 12th century made it possible to make drinks with higher alcohol content (hard liquor) than can be...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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