For number of people all over the world, Alcohol is a pleasurable drink; it gives boost to the man’s spirit; makes the man see the world beyond his dreams; and if we really follow these lines then first thing that comes in our mind is that alcohol is a virtue and drinking a pleasant experience.Alcohol is a drink that since age’s man has been enjoying though he is aware of the fact that it is harmful too. One type of Alcohol is ethanol or grain alcohol or spirits of wine. It is ethanol that is found in beverages and is the most common depressant product in the world.There are three types of alcohol: primary, secondary and tertiary.

They depend on the number of carbon atoms such as C-OH group carbon. Ethanol is considered as a primary alcohol. The secondary is isopropyl alcohol and tertiary is tert-butyl alcohol. There is another form of alcohol, which is known as Methanol or methyl alcohol; it is derived from the alkanes. Methanol is also known by the name of wood alcohol.

(Alcohols, online edition)Out of all the other forms of alcohol, ethanol, due to its high resemblance to water and organic nature, is used in the industrial applications. In industries the alcohol is denatured and this is done to reduce the impact of the heavy taxation and strict controls.It is a process whereby other compounds are added to ethanol to make it unfit for consumption. With this process, ethanol gets very disagreeable taste or odor and entirely different color. In number of cases, the substances that are put in are toxic and are harmful for health, producing gastric disturbances when ingested. There are many types of denaturants that are used depending upon how ethanol is used.

(Boggan, online edition)Alcohol can also consider to be derived from water (H2O), in which an alkyl group replaces one of the atoms of hydrogen. Alcohol is also used as an intermediate in the synthesis of various processes and is most popular organic compound.Little consumption of alcohol helps in relaxation after the hard labor. It is commonly seen consumed by daily laborers, army officers, police officers and naturally people from criminal background.

No doubt alcohol makes us get rid of fatigue, brings relief and boost our morale and medically little quantity of alcohol beverage is even good for our heart but if one gets addicted towards alcohol, it is dangerous not only for our health but infects us psychologically and socially too.We have various types of alcohol to choose from, according to the choice and preferences of alcohol lovers. They are available in the markets all over the world in various shapes types, sizes like pints, quarts, pitchers, gallons, etc and are light and dark.Many forms of alcohol are bitter in taste but some of them are even sweet. Some are very high in calories but there is alcohol for calorie conscious persons too.

Beers have low calorie content than other drinks. Seven to eight glasses of beer contain 700 to 1000 calorie contents. Some drinks have 200 to 500 calories in a single glass. (Healthmoz, 2007)Alcohol is thought less dangerous than drugs but getting addicted to it leads to serious consequences. Alcohol is like a woman of immoral character who gives entertainment to man but ruins him and his family. This is a real fact of alcohol.

Alcohol entertains but if it is made a life, it kills the body and soul.The signs of the effects of alcohol can be clearly seen within 10 minutes and increases in 40 to 60 minutes. Alcohol contents remain in the blood till the time liver breaks it and if its intake is faster, the concentration level of alcohol will be high. Methanol is most dangerous of all.

If ingested can severely effect the health of the consumer. It can be very poisonous and can cause blindness by causing damage to the optic nerves.Alcohol is very big source of revenue for government but for society and individual persons, it is a bane rather than a boon. It causes number of diseases, demoralize person psychologically, and emotionally. It has harmful effect on children and among pregnant ladies too. It jeopardizes the family life and extreme consumption also causes death.

Therefore alcohol should be used very carefully and for useful purposes only.WORKS CITEDAlcohols. Retrieved on October 24, 2007 from W.W.W: http://hyperphysics.

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