Alcohol is a hard issue to get across to people, because it has been already been a widely accepted practice. Looking at alcohol without the social conformity glasses on, may give you a knew perspective of the drug. Why do we need alcohol, is it addictive, can we just drink whenever and whatever we want?  Content 1. New aspects in a quondam matter 2. What happens in the human body? 3. Prejudices inflicted to health 4. Alcohol and street traffic 5. Alcoholism and work  6. Alcoholism and criminality 7. Alcoholism and family 8. Treatement and prevention