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    addresses how drunk the driver is or how much alcohol/drugs are in the person's system. This is the most leading cause for deaths within lives. Alcohol changes your perception of getting behind the wheel. Sobriety tests are primarily tools that are decisioned made and have officers decide whether to make the arrest or not. Hypothesis is determined once pulled over every driver must take a sobriety test or breathalyzer when the suspicions of alcohol on the breath is detected. Choosing a sober driver

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    Alcoholism plays a big role in this. With it being a chronic and progressive disease there can be many different symptoms, causes, and risk factors and complications that can be associated with alcoholism. It can include difficulty regulating how much alcohol you drink. Also having many problems in life because of continuous drinking and getting drunk. If you have alcoholism you may need to seek professional help to quit drinking. People who have alcoholism or drink a lot usually deny they

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    Side Effects Of Drinking Too Much Alcohol We all know the power and influence alcohol can have over our minds and for many it has become so deep-rooted in our life’s that a gathering is almost always associated with drinking. Many of us don’t think about the negative side effects that drinking too much alcohol at once or long-term, has on our bodies. So how much alcohol, is too much alcohol? According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) "moderate drinking, is no more

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    lead to other diseases such as Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer and Diabetes. The AMA characterizes Alcoholism by: 1. Extensive periods of heavy alcohol consumption. 2. Inability to control or stop drinking once it has begun. 3. Physical withdrawals symptoms when not drinking such as; shaking, elevated blood pressure, sweating and seizures. 4. Increased tolerance to alcohol. Having to consume larger amounts to have effect. 5. Development of social/legal problems as a result of behaviors caused by drinking

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    The procedure to improving a healthy workplace is to implement a strategy to success in the goal that the manager has set. The WHO model (shown in appendix B) is established for organizations to constantly develop in regards to the safety and well-being of their employees and guarantees that the model meets the requirements of everyone affected and is supportable over time. The continuous improvement model was created in 1998 through the “WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific” (World Health

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    Abstract Alcohol has long been a subject of controversy. Long before man understood the indications and contraindications of alcohol there has been laws against this drug. Classifying alcohol as a drug may not be suited for a majority of the population because people like to partake in drinking. Imbibing in alcohol is a tradition in many parts of the country. We use alcohol for celebrations, traditions, socialization and combining food flavors with specific alcohols. Forgetting that too much can

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    beverages. Apart from that, effects of alcohol to the human body, how to recognize signs of alcohol abuse and the proper way of handling intoxicated guests and alcohol related laws in Malaysia will be discussed in the essay below. Lastly, I will mention about the responsibility of establishments in serving alcoholic beverages as well. Content In chemistry, alcohol is an organic compound that has a lot of uses in it. There are many different types of alcohol such as methanol,

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    There are many people in the world who are addicted to something and some addictions are more known than others. Addictions such as alcohol or drugs are the most popular, but there are others that are so abnormal that society doesn’t shed light on these topics. The addictions to plastic surgery, sugar and tanning are the three that I chose out of the many that are out there. Many people are ignorant of the addictions because they aren’t considered as important as others but these addictions can cause

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    number of them have suggested a possibility of some kind of predisposition to the condition (Clinard & Meier, 2015). This paper presents an analysis of family structure, alcoholism diagnosis criteria, and psychological effects associated with chronic alcohol abuse among Native American youth. Family Structures Native Americans on the reservations are at socially and economically disadvantage compared to persons who reside in metropolitan cities. Life advancement opportunities and individual accountability

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    When Should Smoking and Drinking be Legalized? There have been many debates about a reasonable age for when drinking and smoking should be legalized nationally. The legal age for purchasing alcohol in the United States of America is twenty-one and the legal age for purchasing tobacco in most states is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one based on the state that you reside in. In other parts of the world, the legalized age for drinking and smoking is much younger. Each country has its own

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