The timeline of alcohol starts back as far as 3500 BC. In
the beginning, wine was the main beverage since water was less sanitary. The
earliest record of wine was 3500 BC. In 2000 BC, an Egyptian priest forbids his
pupils from going to taverns because “Thou art degraded like beasts.” In the
old and new testaments in the bible, wine is mentioned many times, it was used
in rejoice, and in suffering. In Babylon, in 450 wines were used to heal before
medicines were used. In 1785, there are the first reports of alcoholism and its
negative effects. In 1792, alcohol was taxed creating the Whiskey Rebellion. In
1884, laws are started to teach against alcohol in schools. In 1917, it was
declared that by not drinking alcohol, one could avoid syphilis. The
Prohibition Act was passed in 1919.
President Roosevelt repealed this act in 1933. According to the CDC,
51.5% of people 18 and older are regular drinkers, meaning they have had 12 or
more drinks in a year. There have been 15990 deaths due to alcohol caused liver
disease in 2010 and 25692 alcohol-induced deaths such as accidents and
homicides.
Chelsea Grzeskowiak
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