Effects that Alcohol Plays on the Brain Alcoholism is still one of the major health problems in the Western Society. Most of us have witnessed the outward signs of heavy drinking and intoxication: the staggering walk‚ slurred speech and memory lapses. People who have been drinking tend to have trouble finding their balance‚ judgment and coordination. They tend to react slowly to things happening in their environment. These physical and behavior signs happen because of the way that alcohol affects
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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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that have been put across regarding alcohol consumption. Some are biased while others are based on either prejudice or beliefs. However the truth is that alcohol has its own merits and demerits. Every drinker has already at least some of the short term alcohol effects like a hangover or a bad night’s sleep. Long term effects are usually experienced when it is quite late. Heavy drinking results to a staggering walk‚ indistinct words and memory lapses. Upon drinking‚ one develops difficulties with their
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considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical professional and a referral to treatment only about 10 percent of the time.According to a study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2004‚ in considering the state averages of the percentages of people with alcohol dependence‚ the nationwide average statewide percentage
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If you are too young to choose‚ then lay off the booze. Youth drinking alcohol is dangerous. According to www.drinkaware.co.uk the young body is not developed enough to properly digest alcohol until the age of 20. Alcohol and youth is a safety hazard because according to the same website drinking when in your youth can cause‚ diabetes‚ liver failure and other organ failure‚ just to name a few. A young person’s brain is not fully developed until they are in their twenties. This specifically includes
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Alcohol Awareness The entertainment and movie industry lead people to believe that college is just one big party but in reality it takes hard work and dedication. The biggest misconception is that every college student parties‚ drinks‚ and crams last minute for exams. UTSA has heard and seen the effects it has on the incoming freshmen and they have many different resources to help warn students of alcohol and the toll it takes on college life. In the 2007-2008 school year UTSA’s liquor law arrests
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is to just simply turn of your phone or put it on airplane mode. With a touch of a button you can save your life or someone else’s life. By simply putting your phone on airplane mode‚ you just created a hassle free drive. Another great way to help stop texting while driving is to simply ask the passenger to reply or make calls or you. By doing this‚ the driver can concentrate on the road. Texting while driving is a big hazard while on the road. It can cause unexpected accidents in different
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Jamie Leo | Binge Drinking | Reasons for binge drinking and the consequences | Contents Problem Statement 2 What is binge drinking? 3 Rationale 6 Literature review 9 Scope 13 Sub Problems 14 Research Strategy 16 Appendices 18 References 20 Problem Statement The question of whether binge drinking is second nature in Australian culture is not a hard one to answer. No longer does a trip to the local pub or club just end with a couple of beers‚ some food and home in
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Lauren Hemcher Final Project Option 1 Officer Myer‚ the police officer I interviewed‚ stated the main reasons why there is substance abuse amongst adolescents is because of peer pressure and family history. He agreed that the drinking age is exactly where it should be due to maturity and other factors. Officer Myer stated that substance abuse amongst teens is something that they deal with on sometimes a daily‚ but mostly a weekly basis. He stated that most of the substance abuse problems during
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Alcohol in America In their primary years‚ children are naïve and impressionable. At such a young age‚ our parents are seen drinking and having a good time‚ which therefore makes us think that the effects of alcohol are only positive. This is why most teenagers start drinking at such a young age. “Thirteen- to fifteen-year-olds are at high risk to begin drinking. According to results of an annual survey of students in 8th‚ 10th‚ and 12th grades‚ 26% of 8th graders‚ 40% of 10th graders‚ and 51% of
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