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It’s common in American culture for people to brag about their ability to consume a large amount of alcohol, especially among young people.
Alcohol tolerance is often seen as a sign of masculinity for males and being able to “hold their own” for females.
In certain social settings,
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The costs of heavy drinking do not only amount to the few bucks lost in the purchase of alcoholic drinks. It can cost you, your education, your job, your family or even your life.
This is because persistent alcohol drinkers often display impaired performance of tasks because of hangovers and alcohol withdrawal distress.
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Most people think that they can escape anxiety attacks by resorting to substance abuse. As an emotional state, an anxious person is caught in the web of feeling dread, apprehension, or fear.
Although drugs, alcohol and other addictive substances can ease out anxiety temporarily, a person who develops addiction to these substances will somehow increase his or her chances of experiencing anxiety again,
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