*Editors Note: All the info in this article was obtained from the Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, The Toxicity of Recreational Drugs, Article 14 of Annual Editions 07/08 Drill, Esther McDonald, Heather Odes, Rebecca, Deal With It! (awesome resource book for girls, from gurl.com).*
Alcohol can easily be seen as the "ice breaker" at parties and social events. It gives people the idea that they can relax, loosen up a bit, and just have a good time without the interference of reality. Some people drink casually on special occasions, stopping at one or two drinks, while others proceed to drink to drunkenness without a second thought. Spring break is the ultimate time to party and let loose after a long school year, but is also a time when using good judgment could be most crucial.
Here is a list of facts about alcohol that many people don't know:
1. Alcohol is Classified as a Drug - Research shows that alcohol can have intense effects on the body. As stated by the Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, "...the most basic, yet important fact about alcohol is often overlooked -- alcohol is a drug -- the most commonly used and widely abused psychoactive drug in the world."
2. Alcohol is More Lethal than Cocaine- This is not to say that taking cocaine is better for you. What this means is that alcohol requires smaller amounts to be ingested to achieve an effective dose, which in turn means that the lethal dose is also lower.
3. Women get Drunk Faster than Men - Women tend to not only be smaller than men (which affects the effects of alcohol), but also "produce less of the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol...so a greater percentage of the alcohol consumed goes directly into a woman's bloodstream."
4. Teens are at Greater Risk from Alcohol Use - The brain doesn't completely finish developing until around the age of twenty. This means that teenage drinkers can be more susceptible to the damaging effects of alcohol than an adult whose brain has finished maturing.
Alcohol can easily be seen as the "ice breaker" at parties and social events. It gives people the idea that they can relax, loosen up a bit, and just have a good time without the interference of reality. Some people drink casually on special occasions, stopping at one or two drinks, while others proceed to drink to drunkenness without a second thought. Spring break is the ultimate time to party and let loose after a long school year, but is also a time when using good judgment could be most crucial.Here is a list of facts about alcohol that many people don't know:
1. Alcohol is Classified as a Drug - Research shows that alcohol can have intense effects on the body. As stated by the Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, "...the most basic, yet important fact about alcohol is often overlooked -- alcohol is a drug -- the most commonly used and widely abused psychoactive drug in the world."
2. Alcohol is More Lethal than Cocaine- This is not to say that taking cocaine is better for you. What this means is that alcohol requires smaller amounts to be ingested to achieve an effective dose, which in turn means that the lethal dose is also lower.
3. Women get Drunk Faster than Men - Women tend to not only be smaller than men (which affects the effects of alcohol), but also "produce less of the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol...so a greater percentage of the alcohol consumed goes directly into a woman's bloodstream."
4. Teens are at Greater Risk from Alcohol Use - The brain doesn't completely finish developing until around the age of twenty. This means that teenage drinkers can be more susceptible to the damaging effects of alcohol than an adult whose brain has finished maturing.
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effectiveness of the pill? I'm pretty sure it doesn't.