Should alcohol be made illegal?

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 Emma Calvert; Biology Case study

Contents;

Introduction                                                                             Page 1

The effect of alcohol on the body                                            Page 2

Alcohol and your health                                                          Page 3

Why people drink and why is it a problem                              Page 4

                    - The medical issues                                            Page 4

                    - Alcohol and pregnancy                                      Page 5

                    - Pro’s and cons of alcohol                                   Page 5

                    - The expenses of alcohol                                     Page 6

                    - Underage & binge drinking                                 Page 6

           - Drink driving                                                      Page 7

Conclusion                                                                                 Page 7

References                                                                                 Page 9

Introduction;

In this essay I will discuss the question ‘Should alcohol be illegal?’

There are many areas of which I will study, firstly I will explain the science behind alcohol and what it can do to harm or benefit your body.  Then I will discuss all the problems like drink driving, the expenses of alcohol, binge drinking and the medical issues that some will face if they drink more alcohol than what is recommended.  Then I will compare the positives to drinking alcohol like how if you drink responsibly it does have health benefits to the negatives such as how it can cause liver failure and in extreme cases even cancer. Lastly I will come to a conclusion based on the evidence I will present here and I will show where I found out all of information in my references page and then I will state whether I thought the information was reliable or not.  

                                                                                                                   

       

     

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The effect of alcohol in your body;

From the second you take your first sip, alcohol starts affecting your body and mind. After one or two drinks you may start feeling more sociable, but drink too much and basic human functions, such as walking and talking become so much harder. You might also start saying things you don’t mean and behaving out of character. Some of alcohol’s effects disappear overnight – while others can stay with you a lot longer, or indeed become permanent, no one realises how long alcohol stays in your body for but in fact it is a lot longer than you initially think.  If you’ve drunk heavily the night before, you’ll almost certainly wake up with a hangover. Alcohol irritates the stomach, so heavy drinking can cause sickness and nausea and sometimes even diarrhoea. Alcohol also has a dehydrating effect, which is one reason why excessive drinking can lead to a headache the morning after. Your vision is affected a lot also, and when you have drank so much your vision will go

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Once swallowed, a drink enters the stomach and small intestine, where small blood vessels carry it to the bloodstream. Approximately 20% of alcohol is absorbed through the stomach and most of the remaining 80% is absorbed through the small intestine.  Alcohol is ...

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