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Alcohol problems of Polish people [141]
how do you know there were not any alcoholic cavemen?
Alcohol has been produced by humans for over 12,000 years. It has been speculated that many ancient farming efforts were undertaken not so much for the food they would yield but rather to create the raw materials for alcohol production. Alcohol has impacted every society since caveman times in one way or another. Some have used it in worship rituals, some in social customs, some have had widespread social problems with alcohol and some have banned it altogether.
Source: Patrick, Charles H. Alcohol, Culture, and Society. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1952