~Chemistry in My Daily Life~: Say "NO" to Alcohol!!!!

Alcohol = Relax?? or Release tension?? or Interest??

It's that a good reason for you to drink?
Just about everyone knows that the legal drinking age in Malaysia is 21. But according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, almost 80% of high school students have tried alcohol. Are you one of this 80% too? Why is this so? Yet, deciding whether to drink is a personal decision that we each eventually have to make. We can't blame anyone else except ourselves.

Consequently, how do u know about alcohol so far? In this post, let us explore more about alcohol and eventually it's side effects after took alcohol.

Firstly, what is alcohol? Alcohol is a depressant. Alcohol is actually created when grains, fruits, or vegetables are fermented. Fermentation is a process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the glucose in the food into alcohol. The process of hydrolysis is needed in the fementation reaction of alcohol.

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organice compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. The general formula for a simple alcohol is CnH2n+1OH. In common terms, the word alcohol refers to ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. Alcohols are classified as primary, secondary or tertiary depending on the position of the hydroxyl group in the molecules structure.

A primary alcohol is one in which the carbon having

the OH group is bonded to only one other carbon atom.

In a secondary alcohol the carbon to which

the hydroxyl group is attached is also bound to two other carbon atoms.

In a tertiary alcohol, the carbon which holds

the hydroxyl group is bonded to three other carbon groups.

So as above, if alcohol is a natural product, why do teens need to be concerned about drinking it? When people drink alcohol, it's absorbed into their bloodstream. From there, it affects the central nervous system , even the brain and spinal cord, which controls virtually all body functions. Because experts now know that the human brain is still developing during our teens.

Other effects of moderate alcohol intake include dizziness and talkativeness, the immediate effects of a larger amount of alcohol include slurred speech, disturbed sleep, nausea, and vomiting. Alcohol poisoning is exactly what it sounds like the body has become poisoned by large amounts of alcohol. Violent vomiting is usually the first symptom of alcohol poisoning. Extreme sleepiness, unconsciousness, difficulty breathing, dangerously low blood sugar, seizures, and even DEATH may result!!!!!

These are the parts of your body organs which

affected by over intake of alcohol in long term.

However, consuming large quantities of alcohol for long term can lead to addiction, so called alcoholism. Extensive alcohol intake is likely to produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe anxiety, tremors, hallucinations and convulsions. People especially when combined with poor nutrition, can lead to permanent damage to vital organs such as the brain and liver. In addition, mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with fetal alcohol syndrome. These infants may suffer from mental retardation and other irreversible physical abnormalities.

Looks attractive to alcoholic?

Think before you take.

In short, think you know the facts about alcohol abuse? If you consume alcoholic beverages, it's important to know whether your drinking patterns are safe, risky or harmful.