Blood Alcohol Level (BAL) MONITORING The amount of alcohol in your blood stream is referred to as Blood Alcohol Level (BAL). It is recorded in milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood‚ or milligrams percent. For example‚ a BAL of .10 means that 1/10 of 1 percent (or 1/1000) of your total blood content is alcohol. When you drink alcohol it goes directly from the stomach into the blood stream. This is why you typically feel the effects of alcohol quite quickly‚ especially if you haven’t
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mothers and fathers think that after birth‚ alcoholism no longer has an effect on their child’s life. It may be true that abstaining from the use of alcohol during the pregnancy will prevent the child from birth defects and physical harm before the birth. However‚ many alcoholic parents neglect to consider is that their abuse or dependency on alcohol can disrupt their children after delivery. Eiden‚ Edwards and Leonard (2004) report that there is an increase in the "likelihood of early behavior problems
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Kremlis Lopez September 21‚ 2011 Speech Informative Speech Outline Drugs and Alcohol General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to inform my audience about all the bad things it brings people. Thesis Statement: Drugs and alcohol play a huge role in a person’s life and it could destroy them. We all know that drinking and doing drugs is bad for your health. So why do we decide to do them? Some people say it’s because “peer pressure” others say to “feel good”
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For the past decade‚ scientist around the US have been discovering new information about the development of the teen brain. They have researched what is necessary and what is impairing good development of adolescents. A child psychiatrist and neuroscientist at the National Institute of Mental Health‚ Dr. Jay Giedd‚ has found extensive research on how everything a teen does‚ affects how their brain and body is being shaped. Many scientist‚ including Dr. Jay Giedd have also realized how vital sleep
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Teen Gang Violence; what’s the Cause? “The youngster was murdered outside a basketball court at a public park beside a youth club in the Moss Side District of inner city Manchester. The victim has not yet been named. Police have not yet said how many times he was shot. Detectives suspect the boy was targeted in a planned gun attack. He is understood to have lived locally and attended Manchester Academy High School nearby. Residents close to the scene heard the shots last night as the youngster
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Teen Safe Driving Car crashes are the leading death for teens in the U.S. More teens die in car crashes than from suicides and homicides combined. From Memorial Day to Labor Day in 2012‚ nearly 1‚000 people were killed in crashes involving teen drivers. Teenage drivers account for more auto accidents than any other age group. Things that you can do to prevent crashes is keeping your cell phone off. Using a cell phone while driving is the equivalent of driving drunk. Don’t text. Texting on average
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Community and Family Studies – IRP Project Plan Research Proposal: The community group that I have decided to work with and research about is Youth (between ages of 15 – 24 years). My research will be based on the issues of concern for youth and assess their impact on overall wellbeing. The issues or concern in which I will include are teen pregnancy and obesity in teenagers. Justification: * My reason for choosing Youth as my topic is because I believe in researching what the community
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The Evolution of a Teen Pop Sensation... April 1st‚ 2013 Page |1 Table of Contents Background ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Problem Statement ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Alternatives ............................................................................
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Alcohol Anonymous Paper Alcoholism Alcoholism is a very dangerous disorder that many people are suffering from. A lot of Americans don’t realize that alcoholism is a big deal‚ and they may not even know someone very close to them is an alcoholic. For the paper I chose to sit in on an alcohol anonymous meeting and this is what I observed. I attended an open alcohol anonymous meeting. I walked in nervous and I wasn’t even there to share if I were an alcoholic. I introduced myself to the leader
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NERVOUS SYSTEM -Alcohol is a depressant‚ which slows down the central nervous system and can cause drowsiness‚ relieve pain and induce sleep. - Drinker experiences mild euphoria and loss of inhibition as alcohol impairs region of the brain controlling behavior and emotions. Alcohol impairs behavior‚ judgment‚ memory‚ concentration and coordination (shortened attention span‚ impaired problem solving abilities)‚ as well as inducing extreme mood swings and emotional outbursts. - Alcohol acts as a sedative
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