Alcoholics fall over a lot…and have weakened bones; not an ideal combination.
About a quarter of people who admit that they need treatment, but who don't get it, say that it is a fear of the stigma of being labled a drug addict or alcoholic that keeps them using!
They say that the humble fruit fly is actually a pretty reliable animal model for human behavior. Well, when the fruit fly gets drunk enough, for long enough, he starts doing things he wouldn't ordinarily do...