Blood alcohol content

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…

duty? The trial judge in the case of Childs v. Desormeaux found the first stage fulfilled because he believed the car accident injuring someone else should have been reasonably foreseeable by the hosts since they were aware of their guest’s heavy alcohol drinking history. However, the judge stated that by policy considerations, “It would be wrong to impose a duty of care on the hosts to third parties injured by their guests”. When the Supreme Court of Appeal applied this precedent, they found…

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…

everyone comes face to face with alcohol. Either if it was taught in school or if there’s some to drink at a party. Alcohol has a significant role in today’s society, as people are not only taught about alcohol it’s self but the role of its social and health effects. For instance alcohol abuse, many students each year are taught about the harmful effects of alcoholism. Alcoholism also known alcohol abuse is when a person has the inability to control the amount of alcohol they consume. People are…

surrounding alcohol consumption. But at the heart of all such myths is the fact that alcohol consumption and its processing depends on various factors such as age, size and gender, among others. Here are some myths on alcohol consumption that do not hold true in reality. Myth 1: Soft liquor doesn’t get you drunk. A common misconception centers on soft liquor and its alcoholic effects. Don’t assume that drinking of soft liquors like wine or beer means less alcohol content in your blood, which…

Alcohol Consumption and the Effects The consumption of alcohol began as early as 10 or 12 thousand B.C. Scientists have found evidence of Stone Age beer jugs in West Africa. In the Middle East origin, alcohol dates back to 4000 B.C. The first written record is located in China in 1116 B.C. The imperial Edict claimed that wine was a drink prescribed by heaven. Whether it is current or an old age tradition, alcohol has been around for centuries. It brings people together, forces people apart, and…

Truth of Alcohol Every 53 minutes there is one person killed by an alcohol impaired driver in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2016). To being, alcohol is a well-known misused beverage, despite its adverse effects on the human body, society and the economy. The United States spent $249 billion dollars in 2010 (CDC, 2016). Whether it involves drinking on occasion, weekly or daily throughout this article it will discuss the impact alcohol can…

that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime,” stated in the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. With that being said, nearly anybody over the age of 18 has drank or even had a little sip of alcohol in their lifetime illegally. Alcohol affects the central nervous system, cerebral cortex, and the hippocampus provoking some unusually behaviors. It is extremely important for college students nationwide to be aware of the warning signs when it comes to drinking alcohol. Although…

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,…

judge and categorize each other into groups. No matter how hard they may try, stereotyping is almost always inevitable. Studies have shown that alcohol consumption is perceived to be a male dominated task related to masculinity. Gately (2008) wrote of the history of alcohol. He dated back to the time of the Greeks when women were to be kept separate from alcohol; they were not allowed to be near it let alone drink it. In the modern day, drinking is still seen as a masculine hobby. In a study…