Long-term effects of alcohol

Unit 14: Exercise, Health & Fitness P1 – “Describe Lifestyle factors that have an effect on health” M1 – “Explain lifestyle factors that have an effect on health” An unhealthy lifestyle is quite a broad issue but all comes back to the same thing, causing your boy issues, for example an unhealthy lifestyle can be because you drink too much, maybe smoke too much or even eat too much. Which shows too much of anything can be bad for you. The 3 factors listed are all different factors however still…

were to drink fourthat would be categorized as binge drinking. College students are the number one age group that consume a great deal of alcohol in a small period of time. There are different reasons for what causes these students to intake so much of this liquid drug, but do they also realize the effects of it? Students in college drink a heavy amount of alcohol for three reasons:…

least one drink, not to mention that 50 percent of high school seniors have consumed alcohol in the last thirty days. These shockingly high numbers, would sky rocket if the drinking age was lowered, due to easier access to alcohol. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, an organization founded in 1980, said, “According to a 2008 Nationwide Insurance survey, 72 percent of adults think lowering the drinking age will make alcohol more accessible to those under the age of 21, and nearly half believe it…

First of all, long term effects of marijuana can harm mental and physical health. In addition to long term, short term effects can be extremely harmful. And lastly, addiction can negatively affect a user’s personal life. For something that can cause such destruction to a person’s body, it should not be legal in the United States. Long Term use of marijuana can have lasting effects on someone’s mental and physical health. As stated in the article, “What Are Marijuana’s Long Term Effects?”,…

The following summary looks at the article titled, “Increased Risk of Alcohol and Drug use Among Children From Deployed Military Families”, and is from the journal Addiction. The article was authored by Laura Acion, Marizen R. Ramirez, Ricardo E. Jorge, and Stephan Arndt. The research discussed in this article examines the relationship between the deployment of a military parent and the alcohol and drug usage among the children of these deployed military parents (Acion, Ramirez, Jorge, & Arndt,…

interchanged with many other terms such as rape, sexual abuse, or molestation. It has affected both females and males over the years, overall women being more likely to be the victim. Bureau of justice statistics show that one in four women experience sexual assault at college, but a majority never report it (Kingkade). College is said to be a time for young adults to explore self discovery, grow intellectually and experiment. A time for experimentation with alcohol and drugs; Partying, drinking…

to start to control pain. Sore back, throat, fever, other aches and pains, and moderate pain can be eased by taking Tylenol every 4 hours as needed for pain. Tylenol Compared to Advil Side effects of Tylenol are small compared to Advil, which causes bleeding in the stomach. Long term use of Advil can lead to kidney problems, heart attack and stroke. According to…

and long term effects does child maltreatment and neglect have on a child? Child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failure to act, cause injury, death, and emotional harm or pose any risk that can cause harm to a child (42 U.S.C. 5106g (2) 1999). What many individuals do not realize is that there is more than one type of abuse, which are physical abuse, psychological/emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Some people also fail to realize the psychological long…

Have you ever wonder who discovered Alcohol. It is my guest that each culture in the world has its very own story. Whatever the story the effects of alcohol abuse are the same. The word alcohol comes from the Arabic word “al-kohl.” The word alcohol was used during that time to describe a type of eyeliner that women tin the Middle ease wore before it became a drink (1). Since that time alcohol is made all over the world by individuals, large and small groups because of the easy and simple…

reason why an individual choses to drink. Some drinks alcohol because it supposedly helps them temporarily forget their problem, helps them have a good time, makes them happy, it’s “cool” or to socialized. Why is there law against alcohol? It is to protect us and to create a safer environment. In the situation in which I have to decide a stand point whether or not the Health Committee should support the bill to decriminalize drinking alcohol in public and in order to protect the public, police…