In Modern Medicine I am Used Less and Less

 9. Why has the use of alcohol as a medicine declined? (New drugs
 are more effective)
 10. In the treatment of sugar diabetes what has superseded alcohol?
 (Insulin)
 11. Why was alcohol once thought to be good for the treatment of pneumonia?
 (The more rapid heart beat produced--now known to weaken the heart)
 12. What is now used to treat pneumonia? (Sulfa drugs and penicillin)
 13. Why is alcohol no longer used for colds? (It dilates the blood vessels
 over the whole body and accelerates the heart when the opposite con-
 ditions should prevail)


 Lesson V

 THE LAST OF LIFE FOR WHICH THE FIRST WAS MADE

A. Discuss charts made on previous lessons.

B. Reports of any radio programs, newspaper articles or personal projects.

C. Get figures from several large life insurance agencies as to the effect
 of alcohol on life expectancy. A local insurance agent may discuss the
 matter with the group.

D. Let each student write for five minutes on the question, "Does alcohol
 affect my chances of success in life?" Read and discuss some of these.

E. Read pages 19-27.

I Endanger Life Expectancy

 1. According to statistics compiled by leading insurance companies
 how much is life expectancy shortened by the use of alcohol?
 (10 to 13 years)

I Am a Large Contributor to the Breakdown of the Home

 2. What connection is there between alcoholism and marriage

 (a, 53% of men alcoholics never marry)
 (b. of the other 47% only 23% live with their families)

 3. How can alcohol's contribution to this sad picture begin? (With
 that first social drink that looks so innocent)

Alcoholics are Made, Not Born

 4. What were the results of the study of 61 persons made possible by the
 State Charities Aid Association of New York City? (This study does
 not support the idea that alcoholism is inherited)


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