The “Drinking” Mechanism Consuming beverages of any kind, in an instant, or a routined fashion, depending on what they are can be dangerous. Let's start with water, water being a most basic need for life on Earth. We need water to survive. It doesn't do anything to harm your body, on a normal consumption rate assuming it is drinkable water, unless you drown in it. So too much of anything is bad for you? Caffeine Beverages, consuming on a daily basis, can have you wired and potentially lead to body crash from the energy high, or a myocardial infarction with excessive use depending on the person consuming. Looking in the other direction, Alcoholic beverages, consuming alcohol, slows heart rate, has multiple depletive attributes to the body if consumed excessive, in conclusion the “drinking” mechanism an innocent preconditioning that we have learned from the time of birth, because of basic needs, is not to blame, or is it? coupling rapid oral consumption with a simulative substance.