a ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO What is alcohol? Alcohol is the most commonly used drug. If you make careless decisions regarding alcohol‚ you may be faced with serious consequences – including possible jail time‚ suspension of your driver’s license‚ injury‚ or even death effects Alcohol is a drug that is absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine. It is broken down by the liver and then eliminated from the body. There are limits to how fast the liver can break
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Effects of alcohol Cause and Effect Paper‚ Final Draft Causes and Effects of Alcoholism The causes and effects of alcoholism on society are far-reaching‚ tragic‚ and hard to deny. One of the many definitions of alcoholism is a primary‚ chronic disease with genetic and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. Harmful consequences from this dangerous addiction include the eventual inability of the addicted to be a productive member of society; liver and brain
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Matt Feldman Mr. Mosher AP Bio 12/6/2012 The Metabolism of Alcohol This article describes the process the liver undergoes to breakdown the alcohol in your blood stream. Also it discusses the consequences of heavy drinking and the damage it causes to your body. The only cells in our body that can metabolize ethanol are in our liver. In the cells NAD+ oxidizes the ethanol to acetic acid‚ which generates an excess amount of NADH‚ which gives its electrons to the ETC. Then Oxidative phosphorylation
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Combustion Of Alcohols Planning This investigation involves burning alcohol in the air. Key science- Chemistry by Eileen Ramsden says that " an alcohol is a series of organic‚ homologous compounds‚ with the general formula Cn H2n+1OH". The alcohol reacts with the oxygen in the air to form the products water and carbon dioxide: Cn H2n+1OH +(n+n/2)-1O2 ? nH2O + nCO2 The structure of the molecules in this reaction is: H H | | H - C - C - O- H + 3[O=O] ? 1/2[O=C=O] + 3[H-O-H] | | H H This reaction
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An Analysis of the Presence of Alcohol in Ernest Hemingway’s Short Stories Alcohol and Desperation: An Analysis of the Presence of Alcohol in Ernest Hemingway’s Short Stories Throughout the short stories of Ernest Hemingway‚ alcohol inevitably lends its company to situations in which desperation already resides. In an examination of his earlier works‚ such as In Our Time‚ a comparison to later collections reveals the constant presence of alcohol where hopelessness prevails. The
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The tragic act of violation and large capacities for suffering are shown throughout this story. These elements are part of what make Antigone a tragedy and are manifested well. The first example of violation we see is when Antigone buries her brother‚ despite Creon’s law against burying a traitor. Antigone violates Creon’s law due to her love for her brother and her respect for the Gods. She knows that she will die if she is caught yet she does not even deny the crime when she is accused. Antigone
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On 5/30/17 at 1152 hrs‚ I was dispatched to 4677 118th Ave N‚ Pinellas Park FL‚33781‚ in reference to an Ordinance Violation. Upon my arrival‚ I made contact one of the managers of Midway Services‚ Roger Vest‚ regarding the issued. Vest advised the neighboring business has two dogs that continuously walk onto their property and defecate on their grass. Vest began to explain how this issued has gone on for almost five months and before day‚ animal control gave the owner a warning regarding his dogs
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in China before he immigrated to the United States of America (USA). After his immigration to the USA‚ he was employed as a researcher with the UCLA school of medicine. Few months later he was let go from his job‚ reasons unrelated to later HIPAA violation charges. He was accused and later found guilty‚ of illegally accessing medical records of his immediate supervisor and other co-workers‚ as well as celebrities and other high-profile patients. He became the first individual in the U.S. to be convicted
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Cultural History of Alcohol Alcohol has been around for a very long time‚ and it is clear to see the culture impact it has made throughout history. People perceive alcohol in many different ways; depending on gender‚ age‚ religious background‚ or social upbringing (Hanson 11). Throughout history alcohol has affected different cultures and various demographics. Drinking alcohol is very exciting in many cultures‚ along with being one of the oldest rites of passage‚ especially in modern day American
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1.Alcohol cause seven types of cancer. 2.The risk of cancer drops dramatically if you stay within the government guidelines 3. 10g of alcohol is equal to 1.25 units‚ and the recommended amount per day by the government is 12 units for women and 34 for men. 4. Drinking alcohol under the age of 21 is illegal in every state. 5. However‚ alcohol is allowed for underaged people for religiouoso reasons. 6. About 4‚700 people die a year from being too young to drink. 7. Alcohol can cause fibrosis in the liver
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