Alcohol related
disorders
DR. TONY TSARKOV, MD, FELL APA
DR. PETER PETLOVANYI, MD
,"... alcohol has existed longer than all
human memory. It has outlived
generations, nations and ages. It is a
part of us, and that is fortunate
indeed. For although alcohol will
always be the master of some, for
most of us it will continue to be the
servant of man" Director of the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism(Chafetz, 1965, p. 223).
, Historical Aspects
One of the most commonly used chemical
substances for intoxication by humans in
history.
Word 'alcohol' originates from the Arabian
term 'al-kuhul', meaning "the kohl" a powder
for the eyes, which later came to mean
"finely divided spirit".
, ..history
No one knows when beverage alcohol was
first used
The discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs
has established the fact that intentionally
fermented beverages existed at least as
early as 10,000 B.C.(Patrick, 1952, pp. 12-13).
In INDIA alcoholic beverages appeared in
between 3000 BC - 2000 BC.
disorders
DR. TONY TSARKOV, MD, FELL APA
DR. PETER PETLOVANYI, MD
,"... alcohol has existed longer than all
human memory. It has outlived
generations, nations and ages. It is a
part of us, and that is fortunate
indeed. For although alcohol will
always be the master of some, for
most of us it will continue to be the
servant of man" Director of the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism(Chafetz, 1965, p. 223).
, Historical Aspects
One of the most commonly used chemical
substances for intoxication by humans in
history.
Word 'alcohol' originates from the Arabian
term 'al-kuhul', meaning "the kohl" a powder
for the eyes, which later came to mean
"finely divided spirit".
, ..history
No one knows when beverage alcohol was
first used
The discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs
has established the fact that intentionally
fermented beverages existed at least as
early as 10,000 B.C.(Patrick, 1952, pp. 12-13).
In INDIA alcoholic beverages appeared in
between 3000 BC - 2000 BC.
