Alcohol
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Liquor; Spirits; Beer; Wine
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Depressant Intoxicant
CHEMICAL NAME
ethyl-alcohol
DESCRIPTION
Alcohol is one of the most common strong psychoactives used by humans. It has a long history of use and its intoxicating effects are well-studied and -documented.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
RELATED VAULTS #
HISTORY #
I believe, if we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads
and their hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those
of any other class. There seems ever to have been a proneness in
the brilliant and warm-blooded to fall into this vice.
- - Abraham Lincoln - -
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Blind Drunk: The Effects of Alcohol on Inattentional Blindness, Clifasefi et al, 2006
CHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGY #
The Neuropharmacology of Ethyl Alcohol, by BilzOr
LIQUOR & DISTILLING #
EXPERIENCES #
An Alcohol Trip?, by Ishmael
Stronger Than I Thought, by H
Boyband Conspiracy, by Soav
On the Road with a Bad Crowd, by Captain Tsoier
BOOKS #
Alcohol: Customs and Rituals, by T. Babor
Moonshiners, Bootleggers & Rumrunners, by D. Nelson
Buzz: The Science and Lore of Alcohol and Caffeine, by S. Braun
Spirits of America, by Nicholas Warner
Alcohol In Ancient Mexico, by Henry Bruman
This is Alcohol, by Nick Brownlee
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
HEALTH #
DrinkSmarter.org - British (UK drink units 40% smaller than US)
Czechs ban spirits after bootleg alcohol poisoning, - BBC News, Sep 2012
Alcohol link to one in 25 deaths - BBC News, Jun 2009
New brain cells develop during alcohol abstinence - UNC Press Release, Nov 2004
Taurine reduces alcohol-binging-related liver damage? Dec 2005, BBC
LAW #
Pubs in new 24-hour opening era - BBC Nov 2005
RESEARCH #
New EMCDDA report reveals risks of substance use behind the wheel, EMCDDA, Dec 2012
Effects of carbon dioxide in champagne on rapidity of effects, Ridout et al. 2003 Alcohol and Alcoholism
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Why do college students love getting wasted?, Salon.com, Aug 28 2011
Drunkenfreude - NY Times BLog, Dec 15 2008
Trigger Addiction: Molecular biology teases out two distinct forms of alcoholism - The Scientist, Dec 2008
Anheuser-Busch to quit selling alcoholic energy drinks - AP, Jun 26 2008
Oct 2 to be 'World No Alcohol Day'? - The Times of India, May 27 2008
WHO - Anti-alcohol strategy - AFP, May 23 2008
156 die drinking tainted liquor in India - AP, May 21 2008
Friend or foe? Drunk, the brain can't tell - Science News, Apr 29 2008
Moderate Drinking May Lengthen Life - WebMD Medical News, Dec 11 2006
Drinking Reduces Attentional Abilities, LiveScience, Jun 29 2006
FL judge rules defendants have right to breathalyzer source code - Groklaw, Nov 5 2005
Man Sues for Right to Be Drunk - AP, Jul 8 2005
Booze boosts brainpower - Nature, Jan 2005
Alcohol hampers depth perception - BBCNews, Jan 02 2005
The government attacks teenage drinking with junk science - Reason, Oct 2004
Is inhalable alcohol a good idea? - Slate, Sep 2004
BEER IN NEWS & MEDIA #
Undoing alcohol's damage to the mind, Dec 25, 2006, LA Times
With Great Beer, It's All In the Rocks, NYTimes Dec 2004
LIQUOR & DISTILLING #
Mother's Ruin (Effects of Gin-Drinking in 18th c.), Historic UK
Moonshine-Still.com, amazingly good
PREGNANCY #
Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, says study, The Guardian, Oct 2008
French debate law to label wine with pregnancy health warning, The Guardian, Oct 22 2004
PROHIBITION SITES #
ADDICTION & TREATMENT #
Treating Alcohol Addiction: A Pill Instead of Abstinence? - TIME, Jul 29 2009
Medication Helps Alcoholics Control Drinking - MNT, Feb 18, 2005
ADDICTION & TREATMENT NEWS #
France abuzz over alcoholic 'cure', Dec 2008 BBC