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[Note: <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2<\/strong>\u00a0page.]<\/span><\/p>\n Beer Consumption is considered by the average citizen to be an innocent pass-time for every \u201cgood ole boy\u201d and every \u201cgood ole girl\u201d in town.\u00a0 Some parents have heaved signs of relief when their kids were caught guzzling beer instead of drinking whiskey or smoking \u2018pot\u201d.\u00a0 After all, it was only beer<\/u>!\u00a0 It\u2019s about time the wraps were taken off of this supposed \u201cinnocent\u201d beverage!\u00a0 Consider the following facts:<\/span><\/p>\n Beer Contains Alcohol.\u00a0 <\/strong>The alcohol content of one twelve ounce can of beer contains a little more than one ounce of 100 proof whiskey or a small glass of 40 proof wine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Beer is a Major Culprit in Alcoholism.\u00a0 <\/strong>Some mistakenly believe that one cannot become an alcoholic from drinking beer.\u00a0 It has been documented that beer drinkers compose a large percentage of alcoholics undergoing treatment in our VA hospitals.\u00a0 Alcoholism is a major social problem in Germany and Belgium where beer is the alcoholic rink almost exclusively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Beer Contains a Second Powerful Narcotic. <\/strong>Besides the narcotic of ethyl alcohol, beer contains the narcotic called lupulin.\u00a0 This drug is the active narcotic agent contained in the hops from which beer is brewed.\u00a0 The chemical formula for lupulin shows it contains the same chemical elements as the narcotic agent in marijuana, only in heavier <\/strong>molecular structure.\u00a0 Moreover, the hops from which beer is brewed is classified by botanists as belonging to the same plant family as the hemp plant from which marijuana is derived.\u00a0 When one drinks beer, he gets a double dose of narcotics (alcohol and lupulin).<\/span><\/p>\n The<\/strong> Alcohol in Beer has the Same Affect as the Alcohol in Wine or Whiskey.\u00a0 <\/strong>It slows one\u2019s reaction time, often just enough to prevent the handline of an emergency on the job or behind the wheel of a vehicle.\u00a0 Many medical schools demonstrate the effect of alcohol by giving two examinations on successive days, with similar questions.\u00a0\u00a0 The first exam is given as usual.\u00a0 The second one is given after each student has drunk one bottle of beer.\u00a0 The tests are graded by people ignorant of the experiment, thus unbiased.\u00a0 Most of the students judge the second test to be easier and their grades higher, but the grades average about 17% lower.\u00a0 Only one beer<\/strong> makes a difference!\u00a0 The fact that alcohol gives one the sensation of being better able to handle a situation when the opposite is true becomes a major factor in driving a car, practicing medicine, operating a machine, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Like all other alcoholic beverages, beer continues to leave death, destruction heartache, and crime in its wake.\u00a0 It is neither innocent nor harmless.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [Note:<\/strong> I wrote this article for and it was published in The Edifier, <\/em>weekly bulletin of Pearl Street Church of Christ, Denton, TX, \u00a0June 11, 1981, of which I was editor.]<\/span><\/p>\n Attribution:<\/strong> From thescripturecache.com<\/em>; Dub McClish, owner and administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2\u00a0page.] Beer Consumption is considered by the average citizen to be an innocent pass-time for every \u201cgood ole boy\u201d and every \u201cgood ole girl\u201d in town.\u00a0 Some parents have heaved signs of…<\/p>\n