Intoxication

Some of these conditions include cardiogenic shock, hyperkalemia, hypovolemia, sepsis, exogenous intoxication. We can differently diagnose by examining the patients’ medical history and the existence of associated disorders [3]. If the adrenal gland is enlarged and calcified on an abdominal CT then adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a rare genetic metabolic disorder…

to be arrested for drunk driving was George Smith in London in 1897. In 1910, New York became one of the first states to create the no drinking and driving laws. By the 1930’s, National Safety Council had created tests to determine the level of intoxication of a person. In 1938, 0.15 was the first legal limit for BAC (blood alcohol concentration). Around the 70’s drunk driving laws became stricter due to lobbying from the groups MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and SADD (Students Against…

From my perspective, our goal is to keep our youth healthy and addiction free, but alcohol isn’t necessarily unhealthy, only when it is consumed to the point of intoxication. So perhaps the question we should be asking ourselves is not “How do we stop these kids from drinking?” but “How do we stop these kids from drinking too…

Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, the author illustrates two characters, one named Montresor who vows revenge upon another, Fortunato. When Fortunato insulted Montresor, he made it his mission to destroy Fortunato. He took advantage of Fortunato's level of intoxication and brought him down to the Montresor catacombs, chained him to the wall and sealed him away from the rest of the world. Edgar Allen Poe uses diction to create a mood of suspense in his mysterious short story “The Cask of…

Currently in New South Wales strict lockout laws apply only to major metropolitan areas, including Newcastle’s CDB, Sydney’s CBD and Sydney’s Entertainment precinct (Kings Cross to Cockle Bay and the Rocks to Haymarket and Darlinghurst) (NSW Gov, 2014; Kypri, Jones, McElduff & Barker, 2010). The NSW Government (2014) outlined the laws which were introduced in Sydney, in January 2014. These included lock out at 1.30am, last drinks at 3am and no shots of spirits after 12am (excluding small bars…

"What Makes a Serial Killer" by La Donna Beaty is a very interesting essay that talks about how serial killers get to that point. How they change from normal people in society to having mental problems and committing these horrible crimes. She names five me in the beginning that are known in history as the worst serial killers of all time “Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Mark Alien Smith, Richard Chase, Ted Bundy” (Beaty 1) In our society today serial killers is nothing new they have been…

Trial Write-Up For the trial I was a lawyer for the Crown and did the cross-examination of Bobbie Bann and the closing statements. Our group’s goal was to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Bobbie Bann knew he was shooting Fallon King. We focused in on a few different areas, what possible motives Mr. Bann would have and the different holes in the story Bobbie Bann presented to the court. Looking first as the noise he woke up to, it was only the weathervane scratching against the roof, a…

Despite numerous efforts by various contingents, rape culture has maintained its place in the status quo. Rape culture refers to the collective ignorance, disparagement, normalization and comedic trivialization of sexual violence by society. Perhaps stemming from a history of patriarchal dominance as well as anti-feministic and misogynistic view of women as instruments of pleasure for the opposite sex. Unfortunately, this stagnancy in the curtailment or even eradication of this culture can be…

production of alcohol. With the increase in alcohol production, the supply of liquor increased across the country. This led to a major concern from different American families concerning the effects brought upon their community members from alcohol intoxication. As a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, this speech is going to address the need for alcohol prohibition in America and how we can bring a change in our community. On behalf of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union…

crops around the world since 1998s, it is increasingly playing a significant role in the society. Environmental organizations wish to curb the production of GM crops just because of the generation of new germ, imbalance of ecological equilibrium, intoxication or allergy of human being and diminution of the vital ingredients in food. People advocating against that it is capable of saving people from hunger, developing environment, obtaining needed nutrient elements and improving living standard. …