In small quantities, alcohol is a stimulant. In large quantities, alcohol acts as a sedative. In all amounts, however, alcohol provides a rich and potent source of calories and energy. Alcohol has the same chemical and physiological effect on everyone who drinks. Alcohol, like every other food we take into our bodies, affects different people in different ways.
Most people can drink occasionally, daily, even heavily, without becoming addicted to alcohol.
Alcohol is harmful and poisonous to the alcoholic. Alcohol is a normalizing agent and the best medicine for the pain it creates, giving the alcoholic energy, stimulation, and relief from the pain of withdrawl. Its harmful and poisonous aftereffects are most evident when the alcoholic stops drinking. Addiction to alcohol is often psychological. Addiction to alcohol is primarily physiological.