The Abuse of Alcohol Christine Townsend University Of Pheoniox Author Note This essay is being submitted on October 21‚ 2012‚ for Karen Spears Reading and Writing Strategies course. The Abuse of Alcohol A large part of the population in the United States abuse or used to abuse alcohol. The health and social problems are enormous‚ leading to an increase in unemployment‚ homelessness and even death. Alcoholism can cause a lonely and poor life style. Many people use certain excuses to drink
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Alcohol Abuse By: Rian Geraldine S. Alberto Alcohol • • • • Alcohol is a drink containing ethanol It is a lipid that is highly water soluble A psychoactive drug that has a depressant effect. Distribution: Ethanol is distributed equally in all body tissue according to water content. • Metabolism: A healthy body can metabolize 15ml of alcohol/hour • Alcohol is metabolized by the liver but 10% is excreted unchanged in the breath‚ sweat and the urine Metabolism of alcohol Alcohol Aldehyde
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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol abuse is perhaps one of the biggest problems in the United States today. It is not only a personal problem that dramatically affects an individual’s lives‚ but moreover those that surround such a life. In the essay “Under the Influence” by Scott Russel Sanders‚ he expresses his emotions through a poem. “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke. “The whiskey on his breath could make a small boy dizzy; but hung on like death; such waltzing was not easy.” (258). This poem is
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Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALSOHOL ABUSE 1 The Effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the U.S. Kelly Lee Schilling ENG 215 / Research and Writing Professor Priscilla Patten Strayer University January 12‚ 2011 Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2 Alcoholism and drug abuse is a devastating disease that affects not only those that suffer from it‚ but also all those around them. Alcohol and drug abuse is very prevalent in the US; it takes many shapes and
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1301-16 12 November 2009 Alcohol and College Students: What are the Effects? College is a time in one’s life to start over‚ to start off on a clean slate. It is also time for a person to prepare for their future. Most importantly‚ college is time for people to achieve an education‚ while furthermore working on who they are and who they want to be. However‚ when people hear about college experiences‚ they are mostly focused around wild parties‚ drugs‚ and alcohol: the makings of a “good time”
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ALCOHOL Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers Composition II- Professor Dennis Lawrence Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers Alcohol abuse among teenagers has many adverse effects on their lives. For whatever reason‚ this abuse has gotten out of hand. The teenagers don’t realize the consequences of drinking alcohol are as severe as they are. Some of the effects of this abuse are health problems‚ loss of interest in school and home activities‚ and probable drug use in the future. These effects
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Substance abuse has been a topic of concern all over the world. But‚ the Western counties are often noted to have major cases of drug abuse among adolescents compared to orthodox societies. Addiction to hallucinogens has range of implications that affect physical‚ psychological‚ sexual and spiritual aspects of an individual. Hallucinogens act on neural points of the brain and create effects that alter perception of individuals. The dominant impacts that are produced involve mood swings‚ cognitive
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Causes and Effects of child abuse Have you ever wondered what actually causes parents to abuse their children? If so‚ you are reading the right essay. For the past day I have researched about child abuse and really got the understanding and sympathy for all the children affected by this crime. Not only is this crime known throughout the world‚ but the law takes child abuse as a crime and calls for a certain penalty. Child abuse refers to mistreatment of children that occurs physically‚ mentally
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WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE ? There Is 78.3 % of Neglect ‚ 10.8 % of Physical Abuse ‚ 7.6 % of Sexual Abuse ‚ 7.6 % Psychological Maltreatment ‚ 2.4 % Medical Neglect ‚ & 9.6 % of other types of child abuse . A child who ’s parent abuses alcohol and or drugs is most likely to get abused . Neglected & Abuse children are 59 % more likely to be arrested as a child ‚ 28 % more likely to be arrested as an adult & 30 % likely to commit violent crimes . The numbers of child
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Alcohol Abuse Drinking alcohol is woven into the social fabric of our culture‚ and indeed many people enjoy the social and cultural connection of sharing a drink together. However‚ because drinking is so common in our society‚ realizing you or a loved one has a drinking problem can be a challenge. The consequences of alcohol abuse are serious. Alcohol abuse causes extensive damage to your health‚ your loved ones‚ and society. It results in thousands of innocent deaths each year‚ and exacerbates
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