Alcohol has many effects on the body‚ especially the teenage body. Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are not only adult problems -- they also affect a significant number of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 20‚ even though drinking under the age of 21 is illegal (Dimeff 204). Alcohol is created when grains‚ fruits‚ or vegetables are fermented. Fermentation is a process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the sugars in the food into alcohol. Fermentation is used to
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Alcohol causes more harm than all the illegal drugs combined. Is the answer to ban alcohol? The issue of criminalising the sale and consumption of alcohol is contentious amongst society. Alcohol is condoned by society due the fact the government have not illegalised it; if something is legal it is presumed there is no harm attached to using it. Yet to what extent can we attribute social and individual problems to alcohol to the same level we do illegal drugs. Following a research project he had
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007454.htm Alcohol and pregnancy When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol‚ the alcohol travels through her blood and into the baby’s blood‚ tissues‚ and organs. That means when a pregnant mom has a glass of wine‚ her baby has a glass of wine‚ too. Drinking alcohol can harm the baby’s development. Alcohol breaks down much more slowly in the baby’s body than in an adult. That means the baby’s blood alcohol level remains increased longer than the mother’s. This
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Chapter 17: Alcohols and Phenols C O O H H sp3 alcohol pKa~ 16-18 phenol (aromatic alcohol) pKa~ 10 Alcohols contain an OH group connected to a saturated carbon (sp3) Phenols contain an OH group connected to a carbon of a benzene ring O H C C H C C O chemistry dominated by the keto form 76 enol keto H O H R O H R O R R O O R’ water alcohol R S H ether R S R peroxide R S S R’ thiols thioether disulfides
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ALCOHOL ABUSE Health Education May 21st ‚ 2014 Citations "National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism." Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Detroit: Gale‚ 2014. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 May 2014. "Alcohol Abuse and Addiction." Alcohol and Tobacco: America ’s Drugs of Choice. Detroit: Gale‚ 2006. Information Plus Reference Series. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 May 2014. "Drunkard Attacks Wife." Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner
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influence of peers‚ family‚ society‚ the availability of alcohol‚ mental illness‚ stress‚ and not knowing how to cope with certain situations. It’s a common thing for an alcoholic to think drinking is the answer to all their problems‚ but in retrospect drinking is only adding to the multiple complications caused by being a compulsive drinker. Research has been done to explore the reason behind why people drink. However‚ “Exactly how alcohol affects the brain and the likelihood of reversing the
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Growing up in a society where alcohol has such a strong influence on judgments is a very hard task to overcome by teens. The effects of using alcohol underage are many‚ and none of them that I have found have been good. I have seen firsthand the consequences of the use and abuse of alcohol by minors. Throughout high school‚ and even before‚ my family has been one where alcohol is prevalent. Because my older siblings‚ parents‚ and even friends were drinking‚ it made the ability to say no to it even
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What is fetal alcohol syndrome? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy‚ characterized by retardation of mental development and of physical growth‚ particularly of the skull and face of the infant. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fetal-alcohol-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20021015. Some Children with fetal alcohol syndrome will be able to make easy decisions affected towards other people. Because of
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How Alcohol Leads To Depression By Ed Philips Alcohol plays a very significant part in our culture and is present in almost every type of social occasion. Although drinking in moderation doesn’t harm us‚ drinking excessively has risen sharply over the last few years‚ and people not only start at a younger age‚ they also drink a lot more. How does alcohol actually affect our brain? Well alcohol has something in common with most other drugs and this is that it affects our brain and we like it
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Marijuana and Alcohol at UB Drinking alcohol and smoking weed is as much a part of college as studies‚ possibly even more so. Most students arrive at college expecting to go to a lot of parties and have more fun. This expectation‚ of having a lot of fun that students have from college isn’t complete without alcohol consumption and marijuana usage and so almost all students’ drink and/or smoke. Of the two‚ drinking happens less often‚ only because there are fewer opportunities and occasions
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