If a drug is a "substance other than food that affects the way the mind or body works" is alcohol food, since people drink it with their food for special occasions, and most French adults drink wine every day, or a drug?
2006-09-04 08:57:52 · 21 answers · asked by Angie B. 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
NO-- Obvious that it is NOT a drug.
You will always hear the reference--Alcohol AND Drugs as well as Alcohol OR Drugs.
If you heard -- Apples OR Fruits -- , this would imply that an apple is NOT a fruit
If you heard Fords and Pontiacs, we never assume this to mean that all Fords are also Pontiacs.
Clearly, Alcohol is not a drug since the clauses you hear are from respected government and medical sources. Certainly we must expect their literacy and grammar to be above reproach
2006-09-09 12:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by famousblue11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone from Alcoholics Anonymous can definitively answer this for you!
Sure, wine is made from grapes, vodka from potatoes, whiskey from grains, and so on, but once all those foodstuffs have been converted into alcohol, they cease to be part of the necessary daily nutrition you need.
You said it yourself: a drug is a" substance...that affects the way the mind or body works" and alcohol certainly does that!
By the way, there ARE foods which are drugs -- for example, certain mushrooms which are hallucinogens.
P.S. I live in Belgium (just north of France) and NOT everybody over here drinks wine every day.
2006-09-04 16:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by pat z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Experienced it first hand...
Here is just a clip of one of the substances within it that combine to create one of the most powerfully addicting drugs on the planet.
Ethanol is commonly used in beverages to promote flavor, reduce social inhibitions, or induce a euphoric intoxication commonly known as "drunkenness" or "being drunk." The consumption of ethanol is illegal in some countries, mainly Islamic.
Ethanol is a drug, with potential for overdose or toxic poisoning if taken in excessive quantities. Alcoholism, the physiological or psychological dependency on ethanol, is one of the most common drug addictions (caffeine causes chemical dependency, but not the mental longing known as addiction) in the world. Upon cessation or decrease of use, the physiological dependency can lead to physical withdrawal symptoms, such as restlessness, trouble sleeping, "the shakes," or even death. For the full article on this topic, see effects of alcohol on the body.
2006-09-09 15:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it isn't it should! It has damaging effects on your body the same way drug do!!!
The only benefit is that by drinking (a glass a day) red wine seems to help your heart....that's what I've heard.
2006-09-04 16:03:04 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ Susan §@¿@§ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a drug.
I believe you are confusing yourself by interchanging the terms "alcohol" and "drink". There are many (liquid) foods that contain alcohol, such as vodka, wine, beer, and tequila.
The drink, itself, is not alcohol - it merely contains alcohol - unless you're drinking pure grain alcohol (e.g. Everclear).
In the case of pure grain alcohol, it may be considered both food and a drug.
2006-09-10 01:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by The Walking Dead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a drug. A legal one, but a drug nonetheless. It has more side effects than marijuana and yet it's legal
2006-09-04 16:10:54 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Nightcall 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything that goes into our body is a drug, including water and oxygen.
2006-09-04 16:04:42 · answer #7 · answered by TrippingJudy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's a drug.
2006-09-04 16:04:26 · answer #8 · answered by TalkingDonkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, alcohol is a drug,,,,,,and one of the most addictive there is.
2006-09-04 22:52:42 · answer #9 · answered by drink_slinger 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
IF I remember correctly, alcohol is a narcotic, so I guess that makes it a drug.
2006-09-04 16:02:41 · answer #10 · answered by Max 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋