Long-term effects of alcohol

The average adolescent is exposed to alcohol by their teenage years, which is typically by their 18’s and 20’s close to the legal drinking age limit which is 21 so not much effect is done to their development at the time. The adolescent who is exposed to alcohol at a young age starting at 13 is more likely to start drinking alcohol because they’re so exposed to it they think its okay. If their parents or friends drink then just like anything else, the adolescent will want to participate with…

saved the better they come? Alcohol is classified as a drug that made from stored fruits for period of time. This substance depresses the central nervous system. The US government allowed alcohol consumption for people who are older than twenty-one in 1934. Furthermore, Congress pushed all the states around the country to raise the legal drinking age to twenty-one in 1987 if they wanted the federal government to fund them (“History of Legal Drinking Age”). Definitely, alcohol is considered an…

88,000 people who die each year from excessive alcohol use (National Council). A party may be considered merely a social event, but for many teens the night will not end well. Instead of fun, teens experience high blood pressure, brain growth interference, kidney and liver failure, alcohol poisoning, and possibly death. Underage drinking could be more actively prevented; teenagers need more resources available to learn of the negative side effects which include depressive thoughts, decreased…

famous and well-known athletes that have gotten caught for substances in their system or in their possession. With the abuse with alcohol, drugs, or other over the counter medicine, these athletes that have been caught abusing substances have faced consequences. With athletics being so popular within society today, it is important to know, apply, and educate others on the effects and problems that people with this issue face. As a coach, it is important that the coach know what his or her…

think about it. Each year, hundreds of millions of tax dollars are spent enforcing marijuana laws, even though an increasing number of people oppose those laws (“Legalization of Marijuana”). Think back to the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920’s. The prohibition of alcohol lead to the rise of organized crime: it completely back fired and many would say it caused more problems than it solved. Prohibition was repealed and lasted just13 years. Think back to now. People are going to do what they…

Introduction: For a long time, it has been known that Marijuana has a therapeutic value for various patients. However, in the 1970’s it was made illegal by the federal government because it was classified as a highly addictive drug with big medical value. Therefore, it was extremely difficult for researches to conduct any research in the past. It wasn’t until about 20 years ago that scientists discovered that marijuana lead to a response in the endocannabinoid system. This system plays a…

Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. Each year an estimated 87,000 deaths occur due to alcohol(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013 Alcohol consumption in the United States has continued to remain popular despite all of the negative effects. Alcoholism is defined as A chronic, progressive pathological condition, mainly affecting the nervous and digestive systems, caused by the excessive and habitual consumption of alcohol (The American…

immediately assume that some kind of illegal drug was involved. Cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana, is an illegal drug that some may say causes harm, but it is not responsible for these deaths. In fact, alcohol is the cause of that large death rate, and that number does not even include alcohol related accidents. The CDC (U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention) has never had the need to create a category for marijuana related deaths, nor will it ever (Journal of Addictive…

prenatal alcohol exposure. In addition, as the infant matures, hypotonia, an increase in jitteriness, irritability and growth inhibiting factors are commonly present as well. As the child grows and starts preschool more manifestations should become apparent such as eliciting temper tantrums, or having a hard time making transitions to new environments. Hyperactivity, attention deficit, problems with fine motor abilities, along with all the previous symptoms the infant had. Around the beginning…

LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, is an extremely potent hallucinogen and goes by many other names, such as, acid, blotters, trips, and many other nicknames. It was first created in the year 1938 and has been a well known drug since. The main effects of this drug cause hallucinations and trips. The drug LSD is manufactured from an ergot called lysergic acid. It was discovered in 1938 in a fungus that on rye and other grains. It is produced in crystalline form and then is mixed with excipients…