Alcohol, in recreational terms is a component of fermented fluids such as beer and wine. It is produced through fermentation. Fermentation for producing alcoholic beverages is done by microbes, specifically yeast. The yeast break down the sugar in juices or grains and turns it into carbon dioxide and alcohol. However, there the chemical mechanisms behind alcohol production is so precise that presence of oxygen from the air during the production of alcohol could result in ethanoic acid rather than alcohol. In the US, statistics reveal that 52.2% of the population 12 years of age or older were alcohol drinkers, of which 6.3 percent were heavy drinkers (National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2013). It is the most common abused drug in the US. Affects of alcohol include alteration in cognition, which includes abnormal or confused thinking. Most recreational users however, do recover.
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