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/^t/At present, we have become a population of notorious hypochondriacs who treat the slightest failure as a tragic disaster. Especially, people with lots of responsibility are easily susceptible to stress, thus tend to abuse alcohol. For them, an intoxicating drink is often the only infallible cure to relieve nervous tension. Alcohol was, in fact, man's original tranquilizer dating back to prehistoric times. Unfortunately, it alleviates stress temporarily without eliminating the real cause of the anguish. To make matters worse, the natural tendency of the human organism is towards stability and balance which alcohol invariably upsets. As a result, it affects in the long run virtually all aspects of human psychology. Additionally, it destroys both the inner organs and the central nervous system.