Alcohol is a central nervous system depressantit slows down the body’s functions and its effects are similar to those of a general anesthetic. Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) is the active ingredient in all alcoholic drinks. If you take any alcoholic drink and remove the ingredients that give it taste and color‚ you get ethyl alcohol. Remove the water from ethyl alcohol and you get ether. Ether is an anesthetic that works on the brain and puts it to sleep. The same symptoms surgical patient experiences under
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Alcohol free forever(tm) Review Introduction Alcohol free forever is a life changing program. Most adults find it hard to quit drinking. Alcohol destroys many families and relationships on a daily basis. I personally believe alcoholism is a serious issue which needs to be addressed seriously. Alcoholism is viewed as a sickness and mostly as an addictive ailment. Stopping drinking is not as easy as it looks. There are many programs and medications designed to help people with this condition.However;
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Marijuana and Alcohol. Both of these substances continue to be an ever growing source of debate throughout the United States. But while Alcohol is legal‚ marijuana remains illegal. Making a substance illegal would mean that it is detrimental to a persons ’ mental and physical state‚ therefore‚ a legal substance is by definition healthier. But what if that isn ’t the case? According to the World Health Organization‚ in the year 2011 four percent of deaths worldwide are attributed to Alcohol usage while
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is trying to conceive? Most would answer none. The consumption of alcohol can lead to various problems during and after pregnancy. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a condition which leads to various irreversible problems; it is considered to be poisonous because it causes great damage before conception‚ and most importantly‚ the developing embryo. The effect on the fetus varies; some are more affected than others. When the alcohol enters the body of a pregnant mother‚ it enters her bloodstream which
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Could a substance that is legal in the United State‚ single handily destroy a Cultural society? Alcohol is considered to be one of the great privileges allowed to be consumed by adults. It is often used as a social lubricant to make an individual more comfortable. Despite the many negative effects it might have‚ it typically outweighs the resistance to not drink. For decades now‚ the resistance to not drink in the Native American culture has been a battle. A study was done by the centers for disease
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Surname 1 Student’s name Professor’s name Course title 3 June 2011 Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers s Alcohol consumption among young people is one of the most topical contemporary rit er issues. It should be admitted that it is a problem that concerns the whole society and not only certain individuals or small parts of the population. It has been pointed out by many scholars that it is not only children from problem families who engage in illegal drinking‚ so the nw reasons that make youngsters
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In the United States of America‚ one out of every seven hundred and fifty children is born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Mothers who consume alcohol anytime during pregnancy‚ puts their children at risk for multiple constellations of abnormalities when they are born. A common condition observed in children affected is optic nerve hypoplasia‚ which basically is the underdevelopment of the optic nerve during pregnancy. The affected child has abnormal shaped eyes that appear closer together
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ALCOHOL: Organic compound of ancient origins 1 every 10 seconds die because of alcohol. in the world are 3.3 million people who die each year because of excessive alcohol abuse‚ namely the frequency of one every ten seconds. I think it is absurd that the 5.9% of annual deaths is due to exaggerated voluntary consumption of a substance that has a fairly high price‚ I think it’s also crazy that the ’use of pure alcohol per capita per year is 6.2 liters ‚ about 62 bottles of wine‚ for the population
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A growing number of students on college campuses are taking their life in their own hands each time they consume large quantities of alcohol in a short period of time. This popular method of drinking‚ called binge drinking‚ is a social stigma passed down from past generations. Students consider binge drinking a recreational way of life that is reninforced with alcoholic berverage "hangouts" located near college campuses. The fraternity and sorority houses are known for their wild parties. The peer-pressured
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I feel that alcohol causes problems not only to the user/drinker but also to their spouses‚ children‚ and other family members. Problem drinking can change the roles played by family members in relation to one another and the relationships that surround them. As a family member develops this problem‚ the drinker may fail to perform his or her functions as a breadwinner‚ to the support their children or to complete chores. These things get done by another person‚ often times‚ the spouse. However
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