ALCOHOL

By: Eugene Park

ALCOHOL AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

Alcohol is liquor that is used commonly around the world. Alcohol comes only in fermented or distilled drinks. This is known as Ethyl alcohol. Fermented drinks (beer and wine) have 2-20 percent of alcohol, and distilled drinks (rum and gin) have 40-50 percent of alcohol.

Here are some types of liquors that alcohol comes in.

HOW IS ALCOHOL USED?

Alcohol is consumed by simply drinking alcohol products. It sounds easy to consume, but for teens, it will addict them. Adults getting addicted are also common. The level of addiction for alcohol should be enough to addict a teen in one or two drinks.

LONG-TERM EFFECTS AND SHORT-TERM EFFECTS

Long-term effects Alcohol will cause

liver diseases, alcohol poisoning, nerve system damage, damaged brain, heart diseases (stroke).

time length: lifetime (some effects can be cured)

Short-term effects Alcohol will cause

tiredness, unconsciousness, headaches, difficulty seeing, difficulty hearing, difficulty speaking, coma, blackouts, hard breathing.

time length: a few hours to a few days

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Alcoholism is the stage where you are addicted to alcohol and you can’t stop drinking. There are four signs that you are addicted:

Craving (to keep drinking)

Loss of control (cannot hold back the urge to drink)

Physical dependence (withdrawal changes after strong drinking)

Tolerance (the urge to drink more to get drunk)

ALCOHOL AFFECTING OTHERS

Once you get addicted to alcohol, the people around you are affected by your addiction. This includes your social relationships, such as your friends, family, and other kinds of relationships.

ACCESS TO ALCOHOL You can get access to alcohol by going to liquor stores and showing an alcohol ID to get alcohol. You can find liquor stores in Canada, America, and other countries. In some countries, alcohol is considered illegal for all ages. Here in Canada, it is only illegal if:

You are not an adultYou are drinking and drivingYou can’t control yourself after drinking alcoholYou steal it from a liquor store with no IDYou use it abusively

USAGE OF ALCOHOL IN 2012

ages 12 and older

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ages 18 to

25

ages 26 and older

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INTERESTING FACTS

About 15 million Americans drink alcohol, when about 4 to 5 million people drink alcohol in Canada.

Alcohol affects the stream of blood cells in circulating breathing (harder to breathe)

People from grade 8 to grade 12 are most likely to get addicted from alcohol (high school age)

WORD BANK Fermented- to make the chemistry of something

change (when sugar changes into alcohol) Distilled- to make a liquid pure by heating it until it

becomes a gas, then getting the liquid that forms when gas cools

Ethyl alcohol- alcohol used in drinks. Created by the process of fermenting of grains and fruits.

Alcoholism- the stage where a person is addicted to alcohol and cannot stop drinking.

WORKS CONSULTED

"Alcohol." National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.

"Common Menu Bar Links." Alcohol. N.p., 13 Mar. 2012. Web. 18 Jan. 2014.

"What Is Alcohol? Alcohol Facts, Binge Drinking and Alcohol Abuse." What Is Alcohol? Alcohol Facts, Binge Drinking and Alcohol Abuse. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.

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