During World War II, MIS graduates took on active service in every combat theater and engaged in every major battle launched against Japanese military forces. According to Major General Charles Willoughby, G2 Intelligence Chief for General Douglas MacArthur, these Nisei shortened the Pacific war by two years.
Alcohol is probably mankind's oldest drug. Surely, it is the oldest legal drug of abuse. Al-kohl is Arabic for finely ground antimony used as eye liner, and it came to mean any exotic essence. Over the years, physicians have prescribed it as a tranquilizer, sedative or hypnotic. This is because this drug is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant.
There are countless Irish jokes about excess alcohol consumption. It is a fixture of the pop culture lexicon. The legal drinking age in Ireland is 18 years old. It is illegal for those under the age of 18 years old to purchase alcohol, try to purchase it for youth, or to drink alcohol out in a public place. Minors that are in a residence can drink alcohol with the permission of an adult guardian within a residence.