ABSTRACT
Alcohol use can be traced back to 10,000 BC, and today drinking alcoholic beverages is common in many civilizations. Moderate alcohol consumption is bene’cial to health, and drinking one (or less) drink a day may actually help an individual to prolong his or her life compared to a nondrinker while consumption of ’ve or more drinks per day for a prolonged period results in alcohol dependency and related health problems.
