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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June 26 is celebrated as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking every year. It is an exercise undertaken by the world community to sensitize the people in general and the youth in particular‚ to the menace of drugs. The picture is grim if the world statistics on the drugs scenario is taken into account. With a turnover of around $500 billions‚ it is the third largest business in the world‚ next to petroleum and arms trade. About 190 million people all over the world consume
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stimulant medications such as ADHD medications. In my paper I observed the problem college schools are having with substance abuse‚ potential reasons why this is happening and how we can put an end to it. I used research conducted my others to support my findings and arguments and to help better understand the problem this is. Stimulant Abuse Among College Students Whether it be academic‚ social‚ or athletic there is an increasing amount of stress for success
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Abusive Everyone has heard the songs about how much love can hurt. But that does not mean physical harm. Someone who loves you should never abuse you. Healthy relationships involve respect‚ trust‚ and consideration for the other person. Abuse can sometimes be mistaken for intense feelings of caring or concern. Sometimes abuse can even seem flattering. For instance when you thought that Ben and Sally really cared about each other‚ but actually excessive jealousy and controlling behavior are not
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PROTECTION OF NATIVE SPECIES There are numerous ways that non-native or exotic species can have a negative impact on our environment and the diversity of life on our planet. The statistics are very alarming and more attention should be paid to the problem and finding a solution to the problem before the cost is more than we can bear. When compared with other threats to Biodiversity‚ the introduction of exotic species ranks second with habit destruction ranking first for being the cause of extinction
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Engineers in Environmental Protection Introduction Industrialization has brought untold wealth and has transformed the way of life in the last century. Industrialization and urbanization have become a global phenomenon‚ resulting in serious environmental problems such as resource depletion‚ climate change‚ and pollution. Large scale use of natural recourses‚ their polluting processes and transport infrastructure have exacerbated the environmental problems. Since the beginning of industrialization
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PHYISCAL ABUSE • WHAT IS PHYISCAL ABUSE AND WHAT IS THE SIGNS AND SYMPTONS • Physical abuse can be when someone is being hit‚ kicked‚ force feed‚ being restraint. • The signs and symptoms can be bruising or other unexplained injuries i.e. broken bones. • Physical abuse is abuse where there is damage to physical features of the body which can be bruises and broken bones ETC. SEXUAL ABUSE • WHAT IS SEXUAL ABUSE AND WHAT IS THE SIGNS AND SYMPTONS • Sexual abuse can be when someone touchs you
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Circuit Protection Devices Course No: E03-005 Credit: 3 PDH A. Bhatia Continuing Education and Development‚ Inc. 9 Greyridge Farm Court Stony Point‚ NY 10980 P: (877) 322-5800 F: (877) 322-4774 info@cedengineering.com CHAPTER 2 CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICES LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to: 1. State the reasons circuit protection is needed and three conditions requiring circuit protection. 2. Define a direct short‚ an excessive current
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One key of democracy is the inclusion and protection of minorities. The United States constitution does a great job of protecting this right. By ensuring the factions that are present in American government are controlled‚ the United States Constitution is ensuring that there cannot be a tyranny of the majority. One way the United States Constitution protects the rights of minorities is through the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects the basic rights of the American people. Protecting the
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Delhi-based phone manufacturerMeridian Mobile Pvt Ltd and the dealer had to pay the compensation to one Ravindra Raghuvanshi‚ who had purchased the Fly mobile handset for Rs 8‚900 that stopped functioning. The resident had purchased Fly mobile handset from Big Bazaar in September 2008. The complainant said‚ within a couple of weeks‚ the mobile started giving problems and was sent to the company’s authorised service centre who returned it after repairs. However‚ in December 2008‚ it again stopped functioning
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