This vintage educational film covers alcohol's chemical composition and its effects on the human body and mind. Courtesy of the Prelinger Archive, this excerpt from the film includes retro animated diagrams and actors demonstrating human behavior under the influence. 

For more films from the Prelinger Archive, visit http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger.

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