Individuals who feel more energized and excited after drinking alcohol have a higher risk of alcoholism. — Whalespan
Individuals who feel more energized and excited after drinking alcohol have a higher risk of alcoholism.
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“And, again, people who tend to feel more alert and excited every time they drink, they tend to get a real lift, they become kind of the life of the party and that lasts a long while, those people are the ones that really have to be careful about predisposition for alcoholism.”