Alcohol intoxication

Electrolyte Disorders, Pediatric Electrolytes are minerals found in the body’s blood and tissues in the form of dissolved salts. Electrolyte disorders occur when there is an imbalance between the amount of water and essential minerals in the blood, urine, and other bodily fluids. When this happens, it can affect the normal function of the brain, heart, liver, and other organs. Your child gets electrolytes from foods and drinks. Electrolytes function to: • Keep the amount of fluids in the body…

Character of the Clinical Issue Alcohol Use Disorder is a problem that is related to an individual’s use of alcohol that leads to negative effects on the individual’s life. According to the DSM-5 (2014), the level of which the undesirable effects of the substance may affect the individual’s life is what determines whether their disorder is mild, severe, or somewhere in-between. These impairments can affect the individual’s life by impacting their physical, mental, social, or professional…

Did you know alcohol allows misuse of alcohol results in the death of 2.5 million people worldwide annually”? (ncadd.org, n.d.) Excessive alcohol abuse is detrimental to our society because of peer pressure, the need for young people to escape their lives and forget their troubles, or drown their sorrow. “(pbskids.org,my life.) Alcohol can cause early death in life”. Alcohol can make the body do things that you will not remember and can cause health issues. Not all people abuse alcohol. Some…

Alcohol consumption is the third leading actual cause of death in the United States. This actual cause of death leads to some of the leading deaths in the United States such as heart disease, cancer, and others. The main substance in alcohol that causes intoxication is ethanol. This ethanol and other substances found in alcohol acts as a depressant. A depressant means to negatively affect the functions of ones central nervous system. It is now the question that everyone would ask, why would…

Majority of teens continue to consume alcohol. (Evidence: According to the Columbia University, “a minimum of $22.5 billion (17.5 percent) of consumer expenditures for alcohol came from underage drinking”.) 2. Subpoint: The MLDA 21 promotes Vandalism. (Evidence: According to Marl Kleiman, a professor that teaches at NYU and had its education at Harvard university says that, MLDA 21 encourages young adults to acquire and use false identification documents to procure alcohol. In this era of…

beverages were used in making alcohols. So lots of Native American civilizations also developed the concept in pre-Columbian times (drugfreeworld.org). The concept, which was also known as liquors, was greatly used for medical purposes. Then, the concept (alcohol) took the turn from the medical purpose to pleasure in that, it consumption,…

communicating by neurotransmitters. Drugs, like alcohol, disrupt the communication by mimicking the chemicals that neurotransmitters send. These pseudo-chemicals stimulate the nervous system, flooding the body with hormones such as serotonin and sometimes dopamine, which both induce pleasure and tranquility. When the bliss wears off, the brain wonders where the exuberance went. where the only solution for some people is to drink more, rather…

How do advertisers promote alcohol products and their use through the internet and social media? Are young people likely to be affected by their advertising strategies? Advertisements plays a huge part of our lives as it manipulates, or show a satisfaction moment that captures the feeling when purchasing a product. With this is mind, it does give us, as consumers, the reasons why we should purchase that brand (Lee, Choi, Quilliam & Cole, 2009). However to manipulate in buying a product,…

CLINICAL SUMMARY AND IMPRESSIONS When reviewing the information provided by Mr. Escobar, there are some concerns. He admitted to consuming marijuana and alcohol on a regular basis before 2007. There seems to be a history of an early onset of marijuana and alcohol use. Mr. Escobar reported that he has been abstinent from marijuana and alcohol. Mr. Escobar would benefit from an early intervention program in order to become educated regarding the dangers of substance use. Mr. Escobar will also…

possible to reduce alcohol consumption here at UC Merced because it has been done before. ( Reached out to the supervisor of H.E.R.O.E.S Kristin Hlubik on how she believes they were able to reduce the percentage of students who engaged in high risk drinking but did not get a response back. There was also not much detail online as to how they reduce alcohol consumption on campus but I researched other campuses and found some…