The last post in this series considered the desire to use intoxicating substances as motivated by ritualistic practices. In this post I will discuss the motivation by sustenance.
Motivation by Sustenance: in other parts of the world, not so much now but very broadly in the past, persons had been motivated to consume alcoholic beverages because the drinking water was so widely contaminated that it was much simpler to consume products preserved by fermentation than to try to decontaminate a water source. It might be reasonable to say that this form of motive has lead in some cases to the motivation by culture, but is not reasonable extended in principle to other chemicals such as tobacco, caffeine or opiates.
The next post in this series will consider motivation by recreation.
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