Contest: Alcohol and your Health

Alcohol is any drink that contains ethyl, ethanol as it's main active ingredient and is often produced by the fermentation of yeast and sugar from fruits or grains. Chemically, it is made mainly of two carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and one atom of oxygen, written as C₂H₆O

Alcoholism is disorder often characterized by a kind of dependency on alcohol which show when a person is unable to control their use of alcohol, resulting in a compulsive use that is harmful. It comes with an adiction that causes a craving or desire to drink.
Any body who wakes up intoxicated and is lead to drink more is an alcoholic, such is a chronic abuser. A subtle form is someone who do not get drunk but can not avoid taking some alcohol on a daily basis.

Alcohol is an integral part of the people of AkwaIbom State, The Ibibios. To start with, my culture is not against the use of alcohol. Traditionally, we use alcohol in our traditional religion. It is used to make incantations and librarians.
In social events like marriage, a lot of alcohol is demanded as part of the marriage rights and it's also used to entertain the guest. Any good visitor comes with some alcohol and a good host welcomes a guest with alcohol and the more the merrier.

While writing this, I just found out that my culture is alcoholic in nature. We say thank you with a bottle of alcohol, we use it to seek for forgiveness when requesting to be pardoned. We inform our elders with alcohol, alcohol is consumed when someone comes into the world or makes an exit. It is given as a gift as well as an important element in traditional medicin.
Alcohol is deeply rooted in the fabrics of my culture

When consumed in moderation, we tend to have a lot of potential benefits of alcohol. It is believed that moderate consumption can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, gallstones and some cardiovascular disease.
It positively affects our cognitive abilities and can cut down stress and help in digestion and some stomach problems.

While still under the influence we may have a slurred speech and our judgment could be impaired followed by dizziness, loss of coordination, and for some people unconsciousness.
Alcoholism could lead to stronger adiction our liver being damage or some heart disease. A person could be enslaved by the habit resulting in strain relationship with others, a lost of respect and some shameful behavior.

Alcohol is only beneficial when consumed in moderation. if abused, it makes a fool of the abuser and damages health and relationships.

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