The Abuse of Alcohol Christine Townsend University Of Pheoniox Author Note This essay is being submitted on October 21‚ 2012‚ for Karen Spears Reading and Writing Strategies course. The Abuse of Alcohol A large part of the population in the United States abuse or used to abuse alcohol. The health and social problems are enormous‚ leading to an increase in unemployment‚ homelessness and even death. Alcoholism can cause a lonely and poor life style. Many people use certain excuses to drink
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a ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO What is alcohol? Alcohol is the most commonly used drug. If you make careless decisions regarding alcohol‚ you may be faced with serious consequences – including possible jail time‚ suspension of your driver’s license‚ injury‚ or even death effects Alcohol is a drug that is absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine. It is broken down by the liver and then eliminated from the body. There are limits to how fast the liver can break
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The article I reviewed is entitled “The Prospective Association Between Sipping Alcohol by the Sixth Grade and Later Substance Use” by Kristina M. Jackson‚ Nancy P. Barnett‚ Suzanne M. Colby‚ and Michelle L. Rogers. This study focuses on discovering whether or not alcohol consumption at a young age causes risky behaviors in the later youth stages. Early alcohol use causes subsequent unfortunate outcomes such as alcohol problems‚ use disorders‚ risky sexual behaviors‚ lower school achievement‚ unintentional
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Teen Curfew Teens must have a routine in order for proper behavior. Not every teen or adolescent agrees that curfews are necessary. However‚ curfews are a necessary part discipline and keep teens out of trouble; therefore‚ teen curfews are an effective way of keeping teens out of trouble. Teens need to have everyday routine schedule from the time they wake‚ throughout the school day‚ having a family dinner‚ right up to the time they go to bed. It is important for teens to have after school activities
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Matt Feldman Mr. Mosher AP Bio 12/6/2012 The Metabolism of Alcohol This article describes the process the liver undergoes to breakdown the alcohol in your blood stream. Also it discusses the consequences of heavy drinking and the damage it causes to your body. The only cells in our body that can metabolize ethanol are in our liver. In the cells NAD+ oxidizes the ethanol to acetic acid‚ which generates an excess amount of NADH‚ which gives its electrons to the ETC. Then Oxidative phosphorylation
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Combustion Of Alcohols Planning This investigation involves burning alcohol in the air. Key science- Chemistry by Eileen Ramsden says that " an alcohol is a series of organic‚ homologous compounds‚ with the general formula Cn H2n+1OH". The alcohol reacts with the oxygen in the air to form the products water and carbon dioxide: Cn H2n+1OH +(n+n/2)-1O2 ? nH2O + nCO2 The structure of the molecules in this reaction is: H H | | H - C - C - O- H + 3[O=O] ? 1/2[O=C=O] + 3[H-O-H] | | H H This reaction
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An Analysis of the Presence of Alcohol in Ernest Hemingway’s Short Stories Alcohol and Desperation: An Analysis of the Presence of Alcohol in Ernest Hemingway’s Short Stories Throughout the short stories of Ernest Hemingway‚ alcohol inevitably lends its company to situations in which desperation already resides. In an examination of his earlier works‚ such as In Our Time‚ a comparison to later collections reveals the constant presence of alcohol where hopelessness prevails. The
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1999). The rate of Teenage Pregnancy rose from 23.9 births per 1000 single female teenagers in 1975 to 31.4 in 1985‚ and to 46.4 in 1994. In the last part of the 90s‚ the rate had dropped by16 percent. For teenagers between 15 and 19 years‚ the rate of teen pregnancy had dropped by 36 per cent by 2002 and 33 per cent by 2004 (Gallagher‚ M.‚ 1999). Until recent times‚ Teenage pregnancy was considered an abomination and a mockery to a family. It carried a stigma and a disgrace to the young mothers and their
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Thesis statement: Because teen pregnancies have increased due to cultural changes‚ sexual attitudes‚ and exploited media‚ teen pregnancy is becoming a major issue that needs to be resolved by increased parental awareness and sexual education. Definition: Pregnancy - period of time between fertilization of the ovum (conception) and birth‚ during which mammals carry their developing young in the uterus (see embryo). The duration of pregnancy in humans is about 280 days‚ equal to 9 calendar months
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while failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self.” Failure disposes the teen toward depression and suicide. Parents‚ caregivers‚ schools‚ and healthcare providers need training and guidance in order to recognize the sign and symptoms of depression and suicide. The first and most important step is to recognize the problem. Once we acknowledge that there is a problem‚ parents need to try to talk to the teen. An honest‚ open talk about feelings can often help; in addition‚ it is important
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