History
Main article: History of alcoholic beveragesAlcoholic beverages have been drunk by people around the world since ancient times. Reasons that have been proposed for drinking them include:
- They are part of a people's standard diet
- They are drunk for medical reasons
- For their relaxant effects
- For their euphoric effects
- For recreational purposes
- For artistic inspiration
- For their putative aphrodisiac effects
Read more about this topic: Alcohol Consumption
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—E.L. (Edgar Lawrence)
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—Titus Livius (Livy)