DRUGS AND ALCOHOL Introduction The use and misuse of alcohol and other non-prescription drugs is one of the more controversial issues in our society, and often a source of conflict between generations and between sections of society. It’s not the purpose of this page – or of the NTU student counselling service – to tell people how to behave or to seek to label them as alcohol or drug abusers. However alcohol and other drugs are powerful substances with a potential to harm users; we would encourage
Words: 3956 - Pages: 16
Angela Long Social Work 2280 Drugs and alcohol Social Work 2280 Drugs and alcohol Due 11/22/2013 The goal of this essay is to construct an insightful discussion with focus placed on the phrase “My individual freedom as it relates to functionality vs. dys-functionality”. I will rely on detailed knowledge provided by our text, to facilitate in perceptive incorporation of specific theoretical principals. In Addition, I will give an intermixing of the various conceptions, models, perspectives
Words: 997 - Pages: 4
getting drunk”, it's implied that if alcohol is consumed less by women in campuses, the occurrence of rape would be minimized if not completely eliminated. I concur with this article for a myriad of reasons and view the article as a necessary read for any college age young woman wishing to familiarize themselves with the going on of campus life. This article wins my support and approval, for if more girls and women were warned of the impending dangers of drinking alcohol in copious amounts in an effort
Words: 1054 - Pages: 5
consumer who decide to drink. It is their choice whether or not to partake in alcohol. As an individual, no other person can force you to drink. You are your own person and like the ad goes, you should do so responsibly. Alcohol can affect us, personality wise, in different ways. For example, some of us may react violently while others may become happier. However, it affects the body itself, the same. “Alcohol is absorbed through the stomach and travels straight to the bloodstream” (www.drugfreeworld
Words: 611 - Pages: 3
The Recession and Alcohol | | | | | What does everyone turn to when times are hard and depressing? Alcohol, so if the turn to it in those time that is a dead on description of the recession. Therefore, it goes hand- in- hand, with the consumption of alcohol steadily climbing since the start of the recession overall. Beer companies are expanding their market as well, creating more beers for different life styles. Other liquor companies are doing the same. Consumer Trends First
Words: 824 - Pages: 4
people I’m close to and has affected is my dad, uncle, and cousin. My dad is one family member that alcoholism has affected. When my dad has alcohol in his system he is a totally different person. My dad has cursed all his children out because he has been drinking alcohol. My dad also will have you laughing if he has a little alcohol in his system. So alcohol is an effect on my dad. Alcoholism has also affected my uncle. When he is around us and has being drinking he has to talk to each person in
Words: 270 - Pages: 2
As the increasing number of people in all the countries, they are much more getting towards wines, this drink taken a new role in the life of the people. Now it is not like that you share drinks with your friends and family and create a relaxed atmosphere, the wine itself is now become a source of meeting with new people and new experiences. Before the end of 19th century the wine was only taken as an intoxicant but at the end of 19th century to the middle of 20th century wine has taken its own respect
Words: 1270 - Pages: 6
"This method measures the alcohol content by volume of any wine,spirit,or beer,using a hydrometer, giving readings as accurate as an ebulliometer used by commercial wineries. The method is based on the research of Dr. William Honneyman,Ph.D." 1.Measure the SG of the wine you wish to test.We will call this figure SG-1. 2.Measure exactly one pint of the wine (500ml).We will call this the sample. 3.In a enamelled or glass pan,boil the sample down to about half it's original volume.This drives
Words: 406 - Pages: 2
to enable the lower members of the homologous series of Aldehydes and Ketones to be completely miscible with water. Water will form H- bonds to the carbonyl group. Redox Reactions 1. Reduction: Aldehydes and ketones may be reduced to 10 alcohols and 20 alcohols, respectively using the reducing agent sodium tetrahydridoborate, NaBH4. (Water or ethanol is used as a solvent.) (a) Reduction of Ethanal CH3CHO + 2[H] NaBH4 in water CH3CH2OH (b) Reduction of Propanone CH3COCH3 + 2[H] NaBH4 in ethanol
Words: 487 - Pages: 2
