Alcohol+Facts+and+Myths

==//**Alcohol is present everywhere around us. Together with tobacco, alcohol is a socially accepted poisonous substance widely used in all countries. It is the excess and addiction to alcohol that creates the biggest damages both physically and socially. This wikipage presents the facts and myths surrounding the alcohol issue. I hope that you will find this presentation useful while making your own assessment concerning this matter.**//==

media type="youtube" key="Dt1FGumUir8&hl=en" height="355" width="425" **MYTH: When you drink beer before liquor it makes you sick, but if you drink liquor before beer it’s ok.**
 * TRUTH ** : This is an old legend which used to explain why people become sick after drinking alcohol. This legend is false. It is actually how much alcohol you drink and the percentage of alcohol that you have in your blood that determines how drunk you are.
 * MYTH: You can sober up quickly after drinking alcohol. **
 * TRUTH**: This myth is false! Some people believe that it just takes a shower, coffee and some food to help them sober up. Eating can slow down the process of absorbing the alcohol, but it will not eliminate the level of alcohol in your blood. The only thing that your body needs to sober up is time. It also depends on how much you weigh, it takes as much as three hours to eliminate every two alcoholic drinks that you have had.

MYTH:Drinking isn't that dangerous. **  **TRUTH** ** : ** Death can and does even occur because of drinking too much alcohol. Alcohol is also associated with homicides, suicides, drowning, falls and traffic fatalities. “33% of 18 to 20 year olds admitted to emergency rooms for serious injuries have been drinking.” [|http://www.uleth.ca/alcohol/truths.html] ** MYTH:Drugs are more dangerous than alcohol. **
 * MYTH: Parents drink so it’s not a big deal if teenagers drink too.**
 * TRUTH**: It is a big deal! Teenagers who drink may be at great risk. The use of drugs and alcohol can be very dangerous, as research shows that the brain is not fully developed until the age of 24. Using drugs and alcohol during this time can have negative effects such as memory loss and other brain problems.
 * TRUTH**:Alcohol kills more than 50 times the number of people killed by any kind of illegal drug combined. This is because alcohol is more “socially acceptable” than using illegal drugs. Alcohol it is still a drug especially if used in excess. Alcohol is one of the most abused drugs today.

** MYTH: People who have drinking problems drink everyday. ** //This is graph shows opinions of people regarding alcohol.//
 * TRUTH**:To have a drinking problem you don’t have to drink everyday. Some people with problems only drink on specific days like weekends and some don’t even drink for months. It doesn’t depend on how often people use alcohol, but whether they can control the usage once they have started.

** MYTH: Alcohol gives you energy. ** **TRUTH**: This statement is false. Alcohol can actually make you sleepy. It controls the way you think, speak, move and react. MYT **    ** H: Driving with someone who drank can be safe, because they drive very carefully. ** **TRUTH**: Driving when you are drunk can be really dangerous even if you are a good driver. A person might think that they control the situation, but alcohol slows down reaction which can cause a car crash. Each year, many people die as a result of drinking and driving.

** MYTH: You become more friendly and social when you drink. ** **TRUTH**: When you drink, you do not realize what you are doing. In some cases you might become friendlier or be able to talk more (socialize), but that doesn’t mean that there are no negative sides of drinking. You can become sleepy, forgetful and violent when you drink. When you drink your personality can change a lot.
 * MYTH: Everyone who gets drunk acts the same way.**
 * T**      **RUTH**: There are lots of factors that affect the body's reactions. The way one person reacts can be different from how another person reacts. You can't really know how alcohol will affect you.

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