Topic: The impact and the dramatic effects of alcohol on the human body. Essay Questions: Why is alcohol considered to be a destructive substance? How does social drinking influence the alcohol habits of the society? What are the side effects of the alcohol abuse side effects? What major physical changes occur in the human body of an alcoholic? Thesis Statement: The contemporary medical world is very much concerned with the female alcohol abuse phenomenon and the appearance
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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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References: Falkenburg‚ K. & Schyns‚ B. (2007). Work satisfaction‚ organizational commitment and withdrawal behaviors. Management Research News (30)‚ 10‚ pp. 708-723. Katzell‚ R. A. & Thompson‚ D. E. (February 1990). Work motivation: theory and practice. American Psychologist (45)‚ 2‚ pp. 144-153. O’Brien‚ G. E. (1982). The relative contribution
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Marijuana and Alcohol: Effects on the Body It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that alcohol and marijuana comprise the two most commonly abused drugs by young adults in America. But while many would ask why young adults use these drugs‚ it’s more important to understand how these drugs affect the body. What exactly do these drugs do to the body and how does the body process them? Are the effects always negative? Does the amount consumed make a significant difference? First I will give a brief history
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Excessive alcohol intake has a great impact on the cognitive function of a person. It leads to a person to have a poor cognitive function. Which can be affected the persons perception‚ attention‚ memory‚ motor skills‚ language‚ visual and spatial processing. To some extent‚ study indicates that high level of impulsivity in alcohol consumptions of a person has an effect on the frontal lobe related to their behavioral problem (Lyvers et.al.). Furthermore‚ alcohol intoxication causes disruption of prefrontal
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Dangers of Alcohol There are many dangers of using Alcohol‚ but there are only about 3 that stand out the most to me. The 3 dangers that get my attention are liver problems‚ bad judgment‚ and addiction. Although these may not be the deadliest dangers of alcohol‚ they are the deadliest to me. First off‚ the job of the liver is to remove toxins from the body. Alcohol is a type of toxin that the liver has to try and remove. The liver can only process so much alcohol‚ and any extra alcohol that is left
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Alcohol Alcohol can be traced back to ancient times when Egyptians used beer and wine for ritual and celebratory purposes (Hanson 1995). Osiris‚ the god of wine‚ was praised throughout the entire land of Egypt. The Egyptians believed that this important god also invented beer‚ a beverage that was considered a necessity of life and was brewed in the home. Both beer and wine were created for and sacrificed to the gods. Fast-forward 12‚000 years and the variety of alcohol has become so numerous‚ people
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Biological Psychology Melissa Thompson University of Phoenix Biological Psychology When most hear the words biological/psychology‚ many tend to have trouble rapping their mind around it. Psychology is the study of behavior‚ so how does biology fit into this equation? Well we have to assume that our brain has influence or somehow effects are behavior. In order to prove or disprove this theory‚ we have to research the biology and psychology of both the brain and our behavior. So how do
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to the patient: Mr Shankappa has studied up to 9th standard ( incomlete) after which he had lost interest in studies & joined in his father’s business because of which his girlfreind left him. After this incidence patient started to consume alcohol‚ felt betrayed & could not stay in his hometown. So he ran away to Mumbai & worked their for an year‚ Came back & joined in a travel agency for 6 months. He was working as an autodriver during which he met with an accident‚ According
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Pregnancy: The Effects of Alcohol and Substance Abuse on Fetal Development Natalie Fontanella Liberty University Online Abstract This paper examined the effects of alcohol and substance abuse on fetal development in expecting mothers. The critical periods of fetal development during pregnancy are reviewed and discussed in order to determine the effects alcohol and substance can cause during certain stages. In order to gain a more efficient understanding of the effects different substances
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