Alcohol

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  1. 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
  2. Prohibition
    • early 20th century
    • 18th amendment
    • Andrew Volstead 1919
  3. 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
  4. Types of Alcohol
    • fermentation
    • distillation
  5. Effects on CNS
    • cerebrum, cerebellum an brain stem
    • .08 is legal limit in TX
  6. Digestion of Alcohol
    • mouth an esophagus
    • stomace
    • small intestine
    • body
    • liver
    • brain
  7. Affects absorbtion rate
    • strenghth
    • number of drinks
    • rate of consumption
    • food in stomace
    • body chemistry
    • stress emotions illness
    • carbonation
    • temperature
  8. Affects distribution
    • body size
    • body comp
    • women vs men

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 ggultz
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 Alcohol
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2011-05-09 22:25:32
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