Alcohol and Tobacco

Kurzzusammenfassung

Table of contents 1.) Alcohol What is alcohol The alcohol content of various drinks Why do people drink alcohol How alcohol affects the human body What is being drunk The alcohol industry is a big business Consumption of alcoho

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Alcohol and Tobacco

Table of
contents


1.) Alcohol
What is alcohol
The alcohol content of various
drinks
Why do people drink alcohol
How alcohol affects the human
body
What is being drunk
The alcohol industry is a big
business
Consumption of alcohol is
increasing
Drinking and driving

2.) The tobacco habit
The history of tobacco
Why do people smoke
Why do young people smoke
What happens when you smoke
Tobacco and the human body
The risks of smoking

3.) The choice is yours
If you smoke
If you drink


1.) Alcohol

What is alcohol ?

Alcohol is a chemical; obtained by the
fermentation of cereals or by distillation. Alcohol is a colourless liquid with
a slightly sweet smel and a burned taste.

The alcoholic content of various
drinks:

Fortified
wine (port, sherry vermouth,...) 15 - 22 %vol.
Ordinary
wine 10 - 12 %vol.
Beer and
cider 4 - 7 %vol.
Spirits and
liqueurs (whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, vodka,...) 40 - 50 %vol.

Why do people drink alcohol
?
All over the world people drink alcohol in a
variety or different forms.


To
celebrate
To
relax
To be
sociable
To feel
adult and manly
Many people have their first alcoholic drink at
about the age of 12.
Well some people would say: „I drink when
I’m bored“ or „I enjoy the feeling I get from drink“ or
„I like the taste“ or „If I didn’t drink I’ d be
missing out, wouldn’ t I ?“.
How alcohol affects the human
body


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The nervous system:
The main effect of alcohol is on
the nervous system.
It acts as a
depressant and slows down the way the brain
works. Large doses make a person sleepy.

The heart:
Alcohol increases a person’s blood preasure
and puls rate. Large amounts over a long period can damage the
heart, making it „fatty“ and weak.

The liver:
Most alcohol passes the liver on it’s way into the
bloodstream.

The stomach:
Very heavy drinkers can damage the lining of the
stomach, so that food is not digested properly.

The skin:
Alcohol increases the flow in the blood vessels
near the skin.
The rate at which a person gets drunk
dependson how quickly the alcohol enters the bloodstream. The
presence of food in the stomach slows down the rate at which alcohol
passes into the rest of the body. A certain number of drinks during a meal may
not make a person drunk. The same drinks, taken on their own, might quickly make
the person drunk.

Alcohol is a habit forming. Having a few
drinks is not dangerous, so long as a person keeps the amount under control. But
someone who is a regular heavily drinker may reach the stage when he
cannot do without alcohol.

A person who is physically or
psychologically dependent on alcohol is called an alcoholic.
Alcoholism is an illnes which can affect a person’s whole
life.


What is beeing drunk ?

Well there are four periods of
drunkness:

Dizzy and Delightful: If you only drink
a little, you’ll only get middle drunk. This usually feels rather
pleasant. You feel happy and lose some of your most common
inhibitions, e.g. shyness. This can be fun because you dare to
say and do some of the things you really want to. Being slightly drunk
can stimulate conversations and companionships.

Drunk and Disorderly: If you go on
drinking you get really drunk. You lose your selfcontrol, you find difficulty
in talking, your vision becomes blurred [...]

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