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Amounts Of Alcohol Heavy Drinkers
1,025 wordsAlcohol is the most used and abused drug in the world, for this reason there is no wonder why we have alcohol problems. The most common problem is alcoholism. Alcoholism is a chronic usually progressive disease that includes both a psychological and a physical addiction to alcohol. Alcoholics know what will happen to them when they drink but they are so addicted they cant stop drinking. Alcohol becomes the most important part of the persons life. It totally consumes them, all their thoughts and ...
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Bodily Fluids Liver Damage
705 wordsHepatitis is the term given to inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis is most commonly caused by viruses, but is usually accustomed to individuals who drink heavily for a many number of years. Hepatitis can cause your liver to become inflamed, swollen, and tender. If the infection is severe and prolonged without treatment the liver may become scarred, causing cirrhosis of the liver. The complications of hepatitis and cirrhosis are liver failure and cancer. Usually resulting Although there are many...
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Blood Flow Hepatitis B
826 wordsCirrhosis is a serious disease of the liver where scar tissue replaces normal healthy tissue, and affects the function and structure of the liver. Liver, which is the largest organ in the body, has a vital roles which are important to keep the body functioning well. Liver makes proteins and enzymes that regulate blood clotting. It also regulates cholesterol and stores the energy. In addition, the liver removes poisons from the blood. 30 % of cirrhosis's victims are diagnosed will remain alive fo...
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Withdrawal Symptoms Substance Abuse
922 wordsThere are several different ways to describe substance abuse. So many people think that substance abuse only pertains to alcoholism. There is several other substances that may cause someone to be diagnosed with substance abuse disorder. Some of those things include: marijuana, alcohol, stimulants (cocaine and amphetamines), Hallucinogens, Inhalants, sedatives, and even nicotine. Even though some people may not see some of these things as things that may become addicting they are. More and more p...
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Alcohol Affects Alcohol Abuse
1,097 wordsDrinking alcohol, in excess, can cause severe damage in our internal organs. However, if we learn how our body metabolizes alcohol, we can prevent illness caused by alcohol abuse. The alcohol in beverages that we drink, contain ethyl alcohol which is made of a fermentation process of several products such as corn, potato mashes, fruit juices, beet, and sugar cane. Today, mass production of alcoholic beverage is through hydration process. Alcohol is easily mixable with water, and since plasma and...
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Amino Acids Blood Pressure
945 wordsI work at a restaurant in Ithaca. In this restaurant we also cater. I recently catered a frat party and was astonished with all the alcohol that such a small number of people had consumed in less then two hours. I understand that in social gatherings, which may include alcohol, are for the most part a time to kick back and relax from our regular grind. However, for potential alcoholics this lifestyle may present a problem. This is because drinking leads certain people a step farther down the roa...
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B And C Loss Of Appetite
832 wordsThere are different ways that hepatitis B or C can be caught. They are spread by contact with infected blood or other body fluids of people who are infected with hepatitis B or C. Having sex with an infected person is an example of how you could be infected. When people who use intravenous drugs share needles with someone who has the virus, they can get hepatitis B or C. Health care workers, like nurses, lab technicians and doctors, can get infected if accidentally stuck with a needle used on an...
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Difficult To Determine Possession Of Marijuana
1,224 words... state is itself an underestimate. The extent is difficult to determine because of the illegal nature of the trade; however, it is substantial. Emergency room mentions of marijuana and hashish have also increased dramatically, from 3, 818 in 1985 to an estimated 8, 200 in 1988 (NNICC, 1989). Note that there is a very high degree of concomitance associated with these figures. More than 80 % of the mentions are in combination with other drugs (NIDA, 1988). Without a reliable count of the number...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol Related Problems
1,426 wordsNovember 19, 2000 Research Paper Elizabeth Antalek One out of thirteen adults are considered to be an alcoholic or suffer from a drinking problem. Today, fourteen million Americans suffer from a disease that is caused by a combination of physiological, psychological, social, and genetic factors. Alcoholism is a developmental disease that progresses slowly over a number of years and is based on both the physical and emotional dependency on alcohol. In many cases it leads to brain damage and / or ...
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Scar Tissue Excessive Drinking
2,621 wordsThe Effects of Alcoholism on Children Abstract Within the conceptual framework of this research, we will elaborate on the effects that alcohol has on children. The background of the problem will be given, together with the various reasons why it has become such a huge issue recently. Reasons for teenage drinking will be discussed, as well as the underlying theories behind those reasons. The physiological and mental effects of alcohol will be discussed as well; children will be compared to adults...
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Health Care Workers Chronic Hepatitis
1,367 wordsRisk Factors for HBV Infection Although relatively rare in the United States, hepatitis B is endemic in parts of Asia where hundreds of millions of individuals may be infected. HBV is transmitted horizontally by blood and blood products and sexual transmission. It is also transmitted vertically from mother to infant in the perinatal period which is a major mode of transmission in regions where hepatitis B is endemic. The blood supply in developed countries has been screened for HBV for many year...
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Chronic Hepatitis Liver Damage
661 wordsFor my final Hepatitis Introduction For my final paper, I will do research on Hepatitis C for recognition targeted towards technical publications as JAMA, New England Journal Of Medicine etc. Hepatitis C (HCV) causes inflammation of the liver and can cause liver damage leading to cirrhosis. Occasionally, liver cancer may develop. First called non-A non-B hepatitis, hepatitis C was discovered in the early 1970? s, but it wasn? t until 1989 that testing for specific antibodies to the virus began. ...
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Loss Of Appetite Nausea Vomiting
1,628 wordsTHE PRIORITY OF HEPATITIS B VACCINATIONS IN CANADA The increase in the number of children attending schools in Canada and the potential for transmission of viral infection in that environment is a problem of great size. A virus is defined as a morbid principle, or a poisonous venom, especially one capable of being introduced into another person or animal in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Due to their miniscule size, it was not until 1885 that Adolf Mayer observed their existence in the m...
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Consumption Of Alcohol Alcoholic Beverages
813 wordsIn Australia The Drinking Of Alcoholic Beverages In Australia The Drinking Of Alcoholic Beverages Is Legally And Socially Accepted In Australia the drinking of alcoholic beverages is legally and socially accepted, however excessive drinking has now become a major health &# 038; social problem. Discuss Alcohol abuse is a social problem that has largely increased over the years due to the increasing number of adolescents being introduced to this substance either by there parents, brothers and sist...
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