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Question: Why do people drink alcohol?

Answer: Alcohol is a recreational drug and a depressant. Depressants or sedatives depress neural activity, slow down bodily functions, enhance positive feelings and heighten alertness. They slow down mental processes and behaviours. Alcohol is the most widely used depressant of which the effects were known about...(short extract)

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Details: Mark: Not available | Subject: Psychology | Course: Psychology | Level: A-Level | Year: Not applicable | Document type: Essay* | Words: 2323 | References: Yes | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: February 18, 2009 | Essay ID: 2430

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