 Alcohol is the most commonly recognized drug worldwide, and is accepted anywhere and everywhere. Alcohol abuse and or addiction will lead to very serious life threatening problems, both physically and psychologically. Of course a major problem of alcohol abuse is drunk driving. According to MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), a study in Canada showed between 1999 and 2006: |
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| This may not seem like massive numbers, yet the impact a death has due to drunk driving is unexplainable and it pours over to both those involved and those experiencing the loss.
Alcohol abuse can lead to alcoholism, which will cause further health risks. Such as: |
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| Any alcoholic beverage will most likely contain ethanol (alcohol) a mind-altering drug with severe depressant effects. Alcohol can be classified under three types: beer, wine and spirits, each made differently either fermented or distilled and having different ethanol (alcohol) percentages based on this process
Effects of Alcohol:
If you know someone struggling with alcohol problems, contact Narconon right away. Call Works cited “Alcoholic Beverage.” Wikipedia. 16 Feb. 2009. 16 Feb. 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverage#Chemistry_and_toxicology MADD Canada. 16 Feb. 2009. http://madd.ca/english/research/stats.html MADD. 16 Feb. 2009. http://www.madd.org/About-Us/About-Us/Statistics.asp “Alcoholism.” Wikipedia. 10 Mar. 2009. 10 Mar. 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism#Effects_of_long_term_alcohol_misuse © 2009 Narconon Trois-Rivières. All Rights Reserved. NARCONON is a trademark and service mark owned by Association for Better Living and Education and is used with its permission. |
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Nick Hayes is a graduate of the Narconon drug rehab program in 2005. Nick takes much enjoyment in writing, and feels there needs to be more information about drugs and alcohol provided to the people of the world. He believes nobody should have to go through an addiction.