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 - -
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
CHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGY #
The Neuropharmacology of Ethyl Alcohol, by BilzOr
LIQUOR & DISTILLING #
EXPERIENCES #
An Alcohol Trip?, by Ishmael
Spiders and Moths and Flies, Oh My, by Jeff
First Time at Drunkard High, by You Know Who
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
Alcohol In Ancient Mexico, by Henry Bruman
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
HEALTH #
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
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Just saying "no" is no-no for parents - SF Chronicle, Mar 13 2006
Florida judge rules defendants have right to breathalyzer source code - Groklaw, Nov 5 2005
Man Sues for Right to Be Drunk - AP, Jul 8 2005
Russian scientists who invented hangover... - Telegraph, Feb 18 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 #
With Great Beer, It's All In the Rocks, NYTimes Dec 2004
PREGNANCY #
French debate law to label wine with pregnancy health warning, The Guardian, Oct 22 2004
PROHIBITION SITES #
ADDICTION & TREATMENT #
Medication Helps Alcoholics Control Drinking - MNT, Feb 18, 2005
NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #
Les Bootleggers de Saint Pïerre (Français)