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Myths and Facts Related to Alcohol Use and Abuse.
There are a lot of myths and facts about there about alcohol. I am going show you a few common facts and myths about alcohol.
1. A very common myth about alcohol is that it destroys braincells when in reality it doesn't. It just causes you to have memory loss.
2. Another common myth is that drinking coffee will help someone who is drunk become sober. In reality the only thing that will make some one more sober is time. In time your body will remover all the alcohol from the bloodstream
3. Puking will help prevent a hangover. Again this is false because the only thing that will make you sober is the removing of alcohol from the blood stream.
4. Eating a meal before drinking will keep you sober. This is false because while eating may slow down the amount of time it takes you to get drunk it cannot prevent alcohol from entering the blood stream so you can still get drunk.
5. Alcohol is a stimulant. Many people believe that alcohol will perk you up but it is actually a depressant and will slow you and all of your senses down.
6. hard liquor will get you drunk faster than beer or wine. This is not true because each average serving of wine bear or hard alcohol have the same amount of alcohol.
1. A very common myth about alcohol is that it destroys braincells when in reality it doesn't. It just causes you to have memory loss.
2. Another common myth is that drinking coffee will help someone who is drunk become sober. In reality the only thing that will make some one more sober is time. In time your body will remover all the alcohol from the bloodstream
3. Puking will help prevent a hangover. Again this is false because the only thing that will make you sober is the removing of alcohol from the blood stream.
4. Eating a meal before drinking will keep you sober. This is false because while eating may slow down the amount of time it takes you to get drunk it cannot prevent alcohol from entering the blood stream so you can still get drunk.
5. Alcohol is a stimulant. Many people believe that alcohol will perk you up but it is actually a depressant and will slow you and all of your senses down.
6. hard liquor will get you drunk faster than beer or wine. This is not true because each average serving of wine bear or hard alcohol have the same amount of alcohol.
Legal Aspects and Concequences of Alcohal
There are many legal aspects and concequences that come along with alcohal. There are many ways to break laws when alcohal is in use. Some of these ways are buy , drinking and driving, underage drinking, and illegal buying of alcohal. The first law I'm going to talk abou is drunk driving. Drunk driving is a very common occourance but is also very dangerouse. If you are caught under the influence whil driving there are a few factors that can affect the sevarity of the punishment. For example having an extremly high alcohal percentage in the blood or having liquir in the car with you. Drunk driving is never taken lightly. Some punishments include suspension of license, A fine, Jail time, and Cannecelation or inflation of car insurence. Drunk driving is a seriouse crime and puts not just your own life in danger but the life of others around you. The second law I'm going to talk about is Drinking under age. Many teens think it is okay to get drunk but really they are breaking the law. As with drunk driving the severity of the reprucutions depend on the sercumstances of the crime. If a teenager under 18 is found with alcohal you will most likley just be fined. If you are in the age of 18-21 you can be sent to jail, can be fined anywere from 300-500 dollars for first time offenders. Drinking under the age is not a joke and should be taken just as seriously as drinking and driving.
Phsycilogical Effects of Alcohal
There are many physiological effects of alcohol that many people aren't aware of. Alcohol is a depressant, there for it messes with the chemicals in your brain. Your brain needs the perfect balance of chemicals to operate properly. When alcohol enters the body it effects neurotransmission it can also effect your thoughts, feelings and actions. Many people believe that alcohol makes you happier but large amounts of it will actually make you depressed and even aggressive. Alcohol can also increase anxiety. When you drink you cause your perception of situations to become smaller. Because of this you may see situations in a more stressful way than they are actually being presented to you. Another side affect of drinking is depression. Alcohol is a depressant and confuses your brain by adding a chemical wich makes you more depressed. This is a big problem because many people turn to alcohol to ease there depression and anxiety but in reality it is just making the problem worse. Another physiological effect of alcohol is self harm and suicide. Because alcohol confuses your brain and can cause you to act and behave impulsively. It could cause you to hurt yourself without you thinking of the consequences. The final physiological effect of alcohol is memory loss. Drinking alcohol slows down your brain process and in pares your memory. This is also why many people wake up after drinking and can not remember anything.
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