Vegetarianism: The Consequences Of Drinking

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“That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.” -Charles Bukowski, (Women, 1978)

1.1 Background
Upon competing in the socially challenged world, most people pick up a supplement for their poor social adjustment. One of the most common and leading help these individuals seek is alcohol, which is widely being used as a coping and/or enhancement mechanism.
Malaysia, a nation that made up of diverse groups, the religion value of each group forbids the use of intoxicants. As shared by Azizi Yahaya (2006), in the Koran, the Surah Al-Maidah 5:90.91 says “Wine and games of chance are abominations devised by the devil. Avoid them so that you may prosper. The devil seeks to up enmity and hatred among you by means of wine and gambling, and to keep you from the remembrance of Allah and from your prayers. Will you not abstain from them?”. One of the Eight Precepts of Buddhism states very clearly, “Buddhists should abstain from …show more content…

However, with the exposure to Westernization over time, Malaysia grows to be competent with European countries and has become the home for many international brewer and distillers (Jernigan & Indran, 1999).
The most well-known and widely used alcohol; a family of organic substances consisting of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, is ethanol (Azizi Yahaya, 2006). Alcohol is usually consumed in the form of alcoholic beverages. Brandy has about 40% of ethanol content, whisky has about 37% to 40%, samsu has 37% to 70%, toddy has 12% to 14%, stout has 8% and lastly lager has 5% (Azizi Yahaya,

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