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When most people hear the word alcohol they arent that amused or surprised. This is because the majority of the population drinks alcohol during social events or during their meals. It is very unfortunate that so many people are drinking this toxic liquid. It may not kill you the first time but over the long run it can do a lot of damage. Alcohol is the first drug known to man. It is said by many to have been discovered/made in hot climates when dates, grapes, and berries rotted and became liquor. In the old days people believed that alcohol was a medicinal healer and a tonic for the healthy. This belief went on until 1632 when drunkenness became a big problem and the law banned it. It is unknown when the law stopped banning drunkenness but as the years continued the demand for alcohol selling places increased. This led to the beginning of taverns and bars. In some 19th century there are pictures of drunken men beating their wives and abusing their child. The history of alcohol shows that as mankind developed people started to understand more about how alcohol doesnt do very much good for your body. The clear liquid is ingredient to many beers, wines, and mixed drinks. One can of beer is equal to a glass of wine, which is equal to a mixed drink, when it comes to how much alcohol it contains. Alcohol has many street names including hooch, gut rut, booze, and spirit. Im not sure why alcohol has street names but it could be just giving it a nickname or it could have been protection from getting caught by the police. Abuses of alcohol are drinking beer, wine or a mixed drink. Though some people abuse alcohol there are also several medicinal uses. I know that in a lot of antibiotics there is alcohol. People also use alcohol to clean things including thermometers and skin. Cooking wine is used in several dishes. There is a kind of breath freshener drops that contain alcohol. So alcohol isnt all bad for it has many uses other than abuses. Any intake of alcohol produces an intoxication, the greater amount ingested, the greater the effects. LOW DOSES: - Relaxing effect - Reduces tension - Lowers inhibitions - Impairs concentration - Slows reflexes - Impairs reaction time - Reduces coordination MEDIUM DOSES: - (All Above) - Slurred Speech - Drowsiness - Different emotions HIGH DOSES: - (All above) - Vomiting - Breathing difficulties - Unconsciousness - Coma Alcohol is considered neurotoxic since it kills brain cells. Chronic drinking can result in intolerance to many of the effects of alcohol and various health problems. Chronic drinking can also: - Damage the frontal lobe - Cause an overall reduction in brain size CAUTION!!! Mothers that drink alcohol during pregnancy can cause a lot of problems for the baby. These include: - Smaller heads - Some mental retardation - Poor condition - Hyperactivity - Abnormal facial features - Other brain defects - Lower IQ (Intelligence Quotient) There are many factors that influence how alcohol will affect your body. Age is one of them because the smaller you are the quicker alcohol can flow through your blood stream. Gender is another because women are generally smaller than men. If other medicines are taken it can have some serious affects. Sometimes if a member of the family has to take an antibiotic it says in big letters not to drink alcohol while taking your medicine. This will make the effects of alcohol possibly twice as strong. Alcohol has the potential to damage every organ in your system. Alcohol has a path of how it goes through your body. It first enters your body through the mouth. Then when it is in your stomach some goes directly into the blood stream but mostly into the small intestine. From the small intestine it enters the blood stream. The heart then pumps the alcohol through your body. When the alcohol reaches your brain it slows down brain cells. In the liver alcohol is oxidized at a rate of .5 oz an hour. The alcohol is converted into water, carbon dioxide and energy. There are some interesting facts about alcohol. Its scientific name is C2H5OH. It is a very small molecule and is soluble in water solutions. There are alcoholics in every category of person. One way to stop alcoholism is to join the organization called