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Why do we use intoxicants?
Why do we use intoxicants?
Whether it鈥檚 booze, weed, opiates, or even caffeine, the drive to catch a buzz seems almost universal for members of our species. For big parts of the world, drinking alcohol plays a huge role in our social lives, in religious rituals, and in some eras it was even a prerequisite for civic engagement.
Find out how the phrase 鈥渢ake him down a peg or two鈥 was derived from a drinking game, which animals consume alcohol, and hear from the professor inventing an alcohol substitute.
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