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Teenage Alcoholism


The alcohol will start to travel down the throat, into the stomach, and into the liver and kidneys. Through these organs, the alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream and travels directly to your brain. The brain, the main organ in a person's body is the control-center. It allows us to think and make all of our decisions. Alcohol slows down the brain and it acts as a sedative. It also slows down our senses.
             Our senses play a major role in our decisions. When you are drunk, you may be more willing to do things you normally wouldn't do. Your vision is blurred and doesn't adapt quickly to light. Your sense of touch becomes limited, and you can't feel how hot or cold something is. You may not be able to hear or smell, as well either. As for your sense of taste, your taste buds become numb from the alcohol.
             Alcohol also effects your emotions. It can make a person feel happy, sad, angry, or frustrated. Some may start feeling fear or may start to worry. These emotions may make you laugh at things you normally wouldn't laugh at, say things a person may normally not say, and do things a person in their right mind would never do.
             Another result of alcohol is leaving a persons body with a hangover. "A hangover is really the process of the body getting rid of the liquor"(Dolmetsch pg.18). Most hangovers consist of being dehydrated, feeling nauseated, and having a severe headache. These hangovers normally last a day, but sometimes are longer. But, a hangover shouldn't be ones biggest worry, death should be.
             There are many teens who die each year from alcohol poisoning. For some, who died, it was their first time drinking. Their body couldn't handle all the alcohol and their death was the result. One drink too many, could be the last ever taken! Another result can be that of a life taken too soon by way of a car accident.
             There are many accidents that are alcohol induced. The most common are car accidents, followed by falls, drownings, fires, and burns.


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