The situation which occurred with Luke occurs a lot in college towns due to the amount of partying that happens in college towns. Most Universities all have a common nickname which is party town. There are many factors which influence people to drink and eventually lead to binge drinking. Binge drinking is the pattern of drinking alcohol that brings the persons BAC to .08 grams or above. Which means for men they consume at least five drinks or more in a two hour span. For women they consume four drinks or more within two hours. BAC stands for Blood Alcohol Concentration which is the ratio of alcohol in total blood volume. For people to be able to drive legally there BAC must be less than .08. Our BAC is determined by our weight and height.
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Short term effects include dehydration, which is creates the morning after headaches. Dehydration is when you lose water from your body temp. Another short term effect people can get from consuming an alcoholic drink while their stomach is empty is indigestions, heartburn, and can result in irregular hear beat or loss of heart rhythm. A more common short term effect from consuming a drink is a hangover, which is the side effect from the morning after drinking. When people have a hangover they usually have a headache, muscle aches, upset stomach, anxiety, depression, diarrhea, and thirst. Most people refer to hangovers as the physical reaction due to excessive drinking. It also causes stomach issues which result in nausea, inflammation, and irritation. These are just some of the short term effects from drinking too much, there are long term effects which can effect a person also. Some long term effects include affecting the nervous system. Each time someone consumes alcohol it shrinks their brain size and weight. Consuming alcohol mainly affects the frontal areas of the brain. A major side effect of drinking alcohol is weight gaining. An average alcoholic drink has about 100 calories, which means every time someone consumes an alcoholic drink they are consuming 100 unneeded calories. The average person doesn 't consume only one drink they usually consume a couple, so they are adding unwanted calories fast. Each time Luke and Paul consume a drink they are creating long term and short term effects for their body. Every weekend Paulo drink the next day he has a hangover. Paulo and Luke both on average consume five to seven drinks a night, by that they are also consuming calories. Which will result in weight gain, so they could be the students that get the freshman
Short term effects include dehydration, which is creates the morning after headaches. Dehydration is when you lose water from your body temp. Another short term effect people can get from consuming an alcoholic drink while their stomach is empty is indigestions, heartburn, and can result in irregular hear beat or loss of heart rhythm. A more common short term effect from consuming a drink is a hangover, which is the side effect from the morning after drinking. When people have a hangover they usually have a headache, muscle aches, upset stomach, anxiety, depression, diarrhea, and thirst. Most people refer to hangovers as the physical reaction due to excessive drinking. It also causes stomach issues which result in nausea, inflammation, and irritation. These are just some of the short term effects from drinking too much, there are long term effects which can effect a person also. Some long term effects include affecting the nervous system. Each time someone consumes alcohol it shrinks their brain size and weight. Consuming alcohol mainly affects the frontal areas of the brain. A major side effect of drinking alcohol is weight gaining. An average alcoholic drink has about 100 calories, which means every time someone consumes an alcoholic drink they are consuming 100 unneeded calories. The average person doesn 't consume only one drink they usually consume a couple, so they are adding unwanted calories fast. Each time Luke and Paul consume a drink they are creating long term and short term effects for their body. Every weekend Paulo drink the next day he has a hangover. Paulo and Luke both on average consume five to seven drinks a night, by that they are also consuming calories. Which will result in weight gain, so they could be the students that get the freshman