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History of Alcohol
- consumption peaked during jeffersons time.
- slaves for rum
- Dr. Ben Rush temperance movement 19th century to civil war.
- Puritans gift from god 1640 first distillery
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Prohibition
- early 20th century
- 18th amendment
- Andrew Volstead 1919
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Facts of Alcohol
- the younger you start more likly to become alcoholic takes teens 1-3 year to become alcoholics an 10-15 years for an adult.
- Nations num 1 drug problem
- affects 4 fam members an 16 friends
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Effects on CNS
- cerebrum, cerebellum an brain stem
- .08 is legal limit in TX
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Digestion of Alcohol
- mouth an esophagus
- stomace
- small intestine
- body
- liver
- brain
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Affects absorbtion rate
- strenghth
- number of drinks
- rate of consumption
- food in stomace
- body chemistry
- stress emotions illness
- carbonation
- temperature
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Affects distribution
- body size
- body comp
- women vs men
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