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Alcohol education is the practice of disseminating information about the effects of alcohol on health, as well as society and the family unit. [72] It was introduced into the public schools by temperance organizations such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the late 19th century. [ 72 ]
Alcohol intoxication leads to negative health effects due to the recent drinking of large amount of ethanol (alcohol). [6] [20] When severe it may become a medical emergency. Some effects of alcohol intoxication, such as euphoria and lowered social inhibition, are central to alcohol's desirability. [21]
The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...
Alcohol has long held a prominent place in many societies and cultures. While moderate alcohol consumption may offer some small cardiovascular benefits, the risks of consumption may outweigh these ...
Other conditions that may present similarly include other causes of high anion gap metabolic acidosis such as diabetic ketoacidosis, toxic alcohol ingestion, and starvation ketosis. [2] Toxic alcohol ingestion includes methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning. [6] Pancreatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, and gastritis may also result in similar ...
“Excessive or long-term consumption of alcohol has been linked to an increased risk of various types of cancer,” says Manaker. This includes oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, esophageal, liver ...
Alcoholic hepatitis is distinct from cirrhosis caused by long-term alcohol consumption. Alcoholic hepatitis can occur in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease and alcoholic cirrhosis. Alcoholic hepatitis by itself does not lead to cirrhosis, but cirrhosis is more common in patients with long term alcohol consumption. [6]
The father of an Australian teenager who died from suspected alcohol poisoning while backpacking through Laos has shared his determination to receive justice. Shaun Bowles said he was in ...