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There is something that is different in alcohol which makes us want it more and more sometimes unto the point of self destruction. You will hardly find a person who becomes addicted to a chocolate drink or to milk. There would hardly be a person who would drink gallons of milk at a time but you would find hundreds of people around you who have such a big fetish for drinking that he would drink tons of it at a time even sometimes with obvious discomfort. So what is there in alcohol that makes us there slaves? Obviously it’s not the taste but there is something more deep-seated complexity about it. Its not that alcoholism is only a modern mans dilemma it has been there since civilization started. The reasons behind people drinking too much alcohol are far varied and cannot be dumped into a single objective that drinking makes us relaxed. There are several underlying factors that also play a major role
• Peer pressure: The main reason behind too much of alcohol especially among teenagers and college going people is the need to prove themselves in front of there friends. Teenager always have a tendency to make themselves look like grown ups and alcohol is the best possible route to it. The person who can drink mugs and mugs of beer is considered to be in a higher pedestal than his peers and hence every teenager tries to prove home a point by drinking as much as they could so that he is looked highly upon by his mates.
• Loneliness: The main reason of alcoholism especially among middle aged individuals has been loneliness. The modern me myself kind of attitude towards life has made people live singular lives that are devoid of friends and partners. Hence they find refuge to there loneliness in drinks. Also sometimes alcohol helps to break the ice among individuals for a mug of beer between two individuals helps on a table goes a long way in starting a new friendship.
• Genetical: Although it has not been proved that how much of a genetic influence causes alcoholism but it has been found that people who have a parental history of alcoholism have been more prone to it than in others who do not have a parental history . Also this might also be more of psychological factors involved as a person who sees the regular intake of alcohol by there parents does not get intimidated to drink large chunks of alcohol.
• Stressful Lifestyles: In the fast paced modern world social and professional obligations make life a stressful Endeavour. It is this stress conditions which makes a person take refuge with alcohol drinks. However most of the times alcohol himself becomes a problem as you are not able to escape from its clutches and start having an escapist attitude towards life.
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