Sobriety Versus The Hazzards of Alcohol Consumption

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Sobriety in simple terms can best be understood to be the natural drug or alcohol free state of man and his mental constitution. In other words, a sober fellow is a man or woman who is absolutely devoid of the effects of alcohol or any intoxicants psychologically and physiologically. To find a sober fellow, it would be wise to start your search among little children and newborn babies in particular.

Infact, a particular School of Thought, suggest that ideal sobriety is to be found in the state of the newborn baby.

Alcohol Consumption and it's Hazzards

The ramifications of consumption of alcohol is overwhelmingly endless. To start with a brief elucidation on alcohol, what it is, will give us some much needed light to see it's hidden and obvious hazzards. Alcohol encompasses a variety of organic chemical compounds with at least one bonding to an hydroxyl group but in this article we are dealing specifically with food grade alcohol, more appropriately named Ethanol.

Ethanol is a type of alcohol consumable by humans without imediate apparent acute poisoning, adverse health effects or resultant death when consumed in moderation. It is usually the end product of fermentation of sugars in plant matter. So from the above, it won't be a fallacy to suggest that alcohol is the product of fermentation and decay of plant matter. Ironically, that which became the end product of the decay and break down of vegetable matter has found it's way into the every day menu of man in fancy bottles with attractive labels and expensive price tags.

Alcohol in truth is a drug with psychedelic effects no much different from the likes of the banned opiates. Despite not being considered a hard drug, certain intellectual circles consider alcohol to be the most dangerous of all intoxicants or drugs ever used by man for recreational purposes. Such a critique stamped upon the darkened brows of the bibber's favourite pastime is not without good reasons.

One reason I personally think that makes alcohol a very dangerous drug is because it has not received the kind of stigmatization deserving of a true mind altering substance that it is. It is not only acceptable to drink alcohol, it is now considered civilized and trendy to do so. It is freely served at parties and sold in public places and street corners. Imagine serving marijuana to anyone who cares for at a party? But in truth alcohol is no less dangerous than the Marlians insence sticks. They are both the same thing in different forms, both are basically mind altering substances.
Now that we have a little understanding of what alcohol is, let us proceed to see it's hazzards.

ACCIDENTS
Alcohol drinkers are liable to be victims or the reasons for accidents. No where this is more obvious than from data gotten on road users involved in accidents after consuming alcohol even in moderation. Alcohol affects mental perception and hence poor mental judgement or decisions are made when one is under the influence of the Brew.

RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

With mind perception seriously distorted under the influence of alcohol, people are bound to make poor judgements while engaging in sexual activities. From data around polls on sexual activities it has been found that people engaged or are encouraged to engage in risky sexual activities such as unprotected sex and even unprotected anal sex which are well established route for the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The prevalence of domestic violence has an uncanny relationship with homes that have at least one heavy drinker. Alcohol is a heavy mood swinger, often prompting it's victims into unbelievable acts of violence at the slightest provocation. The phrase "I was too drunk to think clearly" is not an uncommon one where a drunk under the influence of alcohol has been prompted to some great mischief such as murder, assault, rape and even robbery.

POOR HEALTH

Long term abuse of alcohol will inevitably lead to poor health conditions such as hypertension, cancers, hepatic diseases, kidney diseases and even mental Illnesses.

The hazzards of alcohol consumption would make an endless list but I think the above nuisances resulting from the consumption of that infamous product of fermentation and decay suffices in driving my point home.

The benefits of sobriety are as innumerable as the hazzards encountered by a regular drinker of alcohol but chief amongst the benefits of sobriety is mental clarity and good psychological health devoid of the burning fires of addiction that surely consumes the addict in the long run.

To be sober is to be in a natural God given state of mental clarity devoid of the consequent delusions of ingested intoxicants. To be sober is to be natural, to be drunk and intoxicated is to go against your true nature.

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