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Alcohol

Alcohol. Ethyl alcohol is the common alcohol that is used in daily life. C2H5OH ( Alcohol) is a small molecule, in liquid form that is moderately soluble in fat and highly soluble in water.

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Alcohol

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  1. Alcohol Ethyl alcohol is the common alcohol that is used in daily life. C2H5OH ( Alcohol) is a small molecule, in liquid form that is moderately soluble in fat and highly soluble in water.

  2. About 20 % of the alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream directly while the rest 80% is absorbed from the upper portion of the small intestine. • On entering the stomach, alcohol first acts as an irritant, increasing the flow of HCl and pepsin, the chemical that aids in digestion.

  3. Some fast facts • An ounce of alcohol contains the amount of calories equivalent to those in a baked potato or a glass of milk. • In the United States, beer ranks fourth in consumption of any kind of beverage behind soft drinks, milk and coffee. • Binge drinking is generally defined as the consumption of 5 or more drinks on 1 occasion. • Although many drinkers speak of getting high, and initially experience alcohol as a stimulant, alcohol is actually a depressant.

  4. States estimates of underage alcohol use and self purchase of alcohol. • Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that 27.6 percent of the persons aged 12 to 20 drank alcohol in the past month. • Rates of underage past month alcohol use were among the lowest in Utah (13.7 percent) and among the highest in North Dakota (40.6 percent) and Vermont (40.4 percent). • Approximately 8.6 percent of past month drinkers aged 12 to 20 purchased their own alcohol the last time they drank. • The percentage of past month drinkers aged 12 to 20 who bought their own alcohol were among the lowest in Alaska (3.1 percent) and New Mexico 93.7 percent) and the highest in Louisiana and the district of Columbia (both at 18.8 percent).

  5. By the time students are in the eighth grade, 55 percent of students have at least tried alcoholic beverages.

  6. Alcohol related mortality and morbidity among college students. • approximately equal percentage of male and female students consumes alcohol, consumptions is generally heavier in males than in females. • Male students consumes at an average of 2.5 times more alcohol than female. • The data shows that the rate of drinking among the college students is more among the white students while African American accounts the least and Hispanic students fall between the two groups.

  7. Binge drinking rates among the college students tends to be highest to be highest in the north east and the north central regions and lowest in the southern west . • College students in California tends to be somewhat older on average, more likely to be married, and less likely to live on campus, which could contribute to lower binge drinking rate in the west

  8. Drunk Driving • According to the National Highway traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 33,808 people died in traffic crashes in 2009 in US (largest figure • available), including an estimated 10,839 people who died in alcohol impaired drinking crashes. • Drunken driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all traffic death last year, that is, on average someone is killed in an alcohol impaired drinking crash about every 50 minutes in the US

  9. Among those under 21, about two young people are killed in alcohol- impaired driving fatalities for every 100,000 American under the age of 21. • In 2008, 12 percent of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were found to be young driver age 15 to 20 years. • nearly two percent of these young drivers involved in a fatal crash had a previous DUI conviction.

  10. Work cited • Boseley, Sarah. "Alcohol 'More Harmful Than Heroin or Crack'." The Guardian. 01 Nov 2010: 1. SIRS Researcher. Web. 03 Feb 2011. • Drunk driving research. “The Century Council. Arlington: The century council. 13 April 2011. • Levinthal, charles F. Levinthal, charles F. Drugs behacior and modern behavior. Boston, 2010. 244-269. • National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. NIAAA. 09 september 2005. 13 April 2011. • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. States Estimates of underage Alcohol use and self purchase of Alcohol. The NSDUH report. Rockville: substance abuse and mental health services administration (SAMHSA). 2010

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