effect of prenatal alcohol exposure Scientific Writing June 2010 The effect of prenatal alcohol exposure Introduction: Alcohol is a drug with a depressant effect. Alcohol can negatively affect your brain‚ liver‚ central nervous system‚ and heart. The immediate effects of alcohol consumption are delayed reflexes and slurred speech. Since it is a depressant‚ alcohol slows down your brain
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Chapter 10 Handout Summary Alcohol is one of the most abused drugs in America. It is easily accessible‚ cheap‚ and perfectly legal to buy and consume. The way alcohol works is that it enters your bloodstream and moves into the biological membranes in your body. Up to 20% of alcohol consumed is absorbed through your stomach lining and 75% is absorbed in your upper intestine directly into the blood stream. Absorption rate is increased if you mix with carbonation‚ it is decreased with food‚ and
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Topic : Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ( FASD ) General Purpose : To Inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience of what Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disease is. Central Idea
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Abstract The term “alcoholism” describes a drinker who is mentally and physically dependent on alcohol‚ and who would most likely have withdrawal symptoms upon trying to quit. This dependence prevents most alcoholics from being able to control when they drink and how much they drink. For that reason‚ alcoholics usually drink to excess despite the consequences. Alcoholism‚ like any addiction‚ is a chronic disorder which involves continued use despite negative consequences and requires ongoing treatment
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of alcohol From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Long-term effects of alcohol Classification and external resources ICD-10 F10.1 Disability-adjusted life year for alcohol use disorders per 100‚000 inhabitants in 2004. no data less than 50 50–150 150–250 250–350 350–450 450–550 550–650 650–750 750–850 850–950 950–1050 more than 1050 Total recorded alcohol per capita consumption (15+)‚ in litres of pure alcohol[1]
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was known‚ 48% of the offender was under the influence of alcohol‚ 9% were under the influence of drugs‚ or 14% were under the influence of both.” Says the Bureau Of Justice Statistics. Alcohol related violence is a big problem on Native American Reservations around the country and it is up to us to stop it. Domestic violence in the US has increasingly become a larger problem because of an increase of alcohol and drug consumption. “Alcohol allows the abuser to justify his abusive behavior as a result
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Linzay Workman Advanced Composition Rose Bunch Paper 3: Literature Review Alcohol Advertising: The Cause of Underage Drinking? The question‚ "Is alcohol advertising the cause of underage drinking?" seems to flow through the minds of many American families. The answer to the question largely depends upon the families view on drinking in general. Some homes encourage drinking every once in a while‚ for social purposes; while others condemn it all together. The topic is very controversial
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Alkenes from Alcohols: Analysis of a Mixture by Gas Chromatography Aim: To analyze a mixture of alkenes by gas chromatography. Introduction: In this lab‚ we specifically used elimination reaction; however we only used the E1 reaction. In the presence of strong acids‚ alcohols protonate to form a good leaving group‚ namely water. Upon loss of a proton to a good leaving group‚ an introduction of unsaturation (a double bond) can be preformed. According to Wikipedia‚ an E2 reaction is typically
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Is Alcohol more dangerous than cannabis? this is a topic many people bring up over the years. over many years Alcohol has killed many people. cannabis hasn’t killed anyone since legal use. some of the Negative affects on drinking Alcohol well drinking Alcohol dehydrates your mouth and tung because you don’t have a lot of saliva in your mouth and starts to smell horrible. side affects of drinking to much alcohol is high blood pressure‚ liver cancer‚ and gum disease. drinking to much alcohol can
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Lab 12: Reduction of an Aldehyde to a Primary Alcohol by Use of NaBH4Purpose(i)To select an appropriate solvent system. (ii)To synthesize alcohol from aldehyde by NaBH4 reduction. (iii)To identify the aldehyde isomer based on the melting point of the alcohol produced. Procedure(Please refer to the detailed instructions on lab 12 handout)Physical Quantity TableType of substanceMolecular FormulaMolecular Weight (g/mol)Density(g/cm3)Melting Point(oC)Boiling Point(oC)HazardO-vanillinC8H8O3152.15-42
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