In Alcohol: The World's Favorite Drug, written by Griffith Edwards, the many phases, points of view and sides of alcohol are addressed. Not only do you see the current effects of alcohol, but you see the history and future of alcohol, both scientifically and socially. The author's aim was to demonstrate that alcohol has many faces to differentiate and has been like this for a long time. We begin with the physiological effects of the drug alcohol. One particular fact that I found interesting is that the effects of alcohol depend not only on the chemicals, but on how the drinker believes it will affect them and their environment. So, if a drinker thinks they will get great pleasure and happiness from drinking with their good friends, they most likely will. He explains how alcohol is an addictive drug (Edwards 58). Calling alcoholism a disease is both right and wrong, as Edwards tells it. Then the story of drinking begins. In Christianity there was wine which was supposed to be the blood of Christ. In this way it is depicted as a good substance. However, it tells of the dark side, the sin of drunkenness in some cultures (Edwards 31). It demonstrates how views on alcohol differ in different situations over time. In much of the rest of the book, the history of drinking is illuminated. He talks about Thomas Nashe's menagerie and how there are different types of drunkards (Edwards 47). The most common and well-known story of alcohol would probably be America's great prohibition experiment, as Edwards calls it (Edwards 73). It tells how the popular rehabilitation program known as Alcoholics Anonymous came to be and how it influenced the treatment of alcoholism (Edwards 103). He then delves into the future of alcoholism. He realizes that the drinker's dilemma is always the same, "to drink or not to drink" or he thinks that "one more doesn't hurt". (Edwards 181). He claims the primary results are just top notch. It is the mysterious long-term future that has the tragic consequences. His future thinking involves conducting studies to illustrate the long-term impact of alcohol on various aspects. An example is the study he conducted on alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk. She states that the idea that “alcohol can cause breast cancer is not currently established”.