Introduction An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol‚ commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers‚ wines‚ and spirits. [pic] The above chart shows us the alcohol consumption by different countries. Obviously‚ Australia has drunk alcohol above 12.5 per capita (liters) and this represents a large consumption population. Drinking alcohol is considered a normative behavior in adolescence‚ with adolescent drinkers the majority of consumers
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the use of cell phones? According to scientific evidence cell phones may actually be more harmful than you think. I believe cell phones are dangerous to our health because they have been linked to causing tumors‚ can affect your eye health‚ and they also hold a lot of bacteria. Cell phones have more serious risks than they do benefits. Therefore it is better to limit how much you use your cell phone. It has been scientifically proven that you can actually get a tumor from the use of cell phones. These
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Alcohol and heavy drinking throughout Canada plays a distinctive role in instigating other key addictions. Drinking and consumption abuse can be linked strongly to the abuse of illicit drugs. Binge drinking should be seen as a gateway or portal to the development of poly-drug users. As the gateway drug theory suggests‚ routine use of less harmful drugs‚ in this case alcohol‚ will lead to risk of abusing more serious drugs. Alcohol is so readily available and like any other psychoactive drug it can
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Mrs. Brown December 5‚ 2012 Alcohol vs. Marijuana First‚ to say that marijuana has been given a bad rap over the past few decades is an understatement. If you’re like most Americans‚ you have been led to believe that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug that has destroyed the lives of millions of teens and adults. You have been encouraged to believe that marijuana causes lung cancer and is a “gateway” to harder drugs. The government has even tried to convince you that most people who
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Why are Cell Phones Dangerous? Why are cell phones dangerous? Cell phones are what people use in their everyday lives throughout the 21st century. Cell phones have been around since the 1980’s. Cell phones are being used from young kids to elderly adults. All around the world there are cell phones . There has have been many researches and court cases on how cell phones are dangerous and what kind of damage it they can do to people. There was a case on a man who blamed cell phones in the
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Alcohol is a huge problem on most college campuses. Twenty one may be the legal drinking age‚ but some how minors find a way to get a hold of alcohol. People as young as fifteen are able to get their hands on an alcoholic beverage. Alcohol is said to be the chosen drug among college students. College students have a tendency to drink more then the general population. The type of college‚ geographical location‚ the ethnic and gender makeup plays a role in the amount of drinking that occurs on campus
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Alcohol Abuse and Spring Break Kylie Lowe‚ Angela Smith‚ Kelsi McMahan SWK 2050 Professor Genenbacher April 18‚ 2010 Abstract For many years‚ Spring Break is a highly anticipated holiday that high school students and college students look forward to the most. Many students plan their vacations in hot destinations where thousands of students gather to drink‚ tan‚ meet people‚ and just have fun. Alcohol abuse among these teenagers and young adults is very high while on Spring Break. There are
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SCD also known as sickle cell disease affects the blood and cardiovascular system. There are six different types of SCD. The following discussion will include cause‚ symptoms‚ diagnosis‚ treatment and prevention. The proper education on this disease will give patients and the public a better knowledge of the common unfamiliarity with SCD. The cardiovascular system consists of the heart‚ arteries‚ capillaries‚ veins‚ and blood. The organs in the cardiovascular system are a vital part of the human
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1.A) Two main forms of cells exist: eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells. Prokaryotic cells are smaller and do not have membrane-bound nucleus or membrane- bound organelles‚ but do have: plasma membrane‚ cytosol and cytoplasm‚ and ribosomes. Prokaryotes contain much less DNA than eukaryotes and have circular chromosomes. Eukaryotic cells have information processing organelles‚ such as the nucleus which houses most of the cell’s DNA‚ and ribosomes which use information from DNA to produce proteins
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The Cell: Transport Mechanisms and Cell Permeability 1. Molecular motion: A and D 2. Velocity of molecular movement: B and C 4. Size of pores. Solubility in the lipid portion of the membrane and/or presence of membrane “carriers” for the substance(s). 5. Glucose- (a) move into the sac Albumin- (c) no movement Water- (b) move out of the cell NaCl- (a) move into the celll 7. Hypertonic- C- crenated Isotonic- B Hypotonic- A- hemolysis‚ bursting open due to swelling
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