Now-a-days people in our society,
especially younger generations, adolescence from high school and college think
that drinking alcohol is nothing more than a pleasant way to relax. What they
don’t know is that people with alcohol use disorders to excess, endangering
both themselves and others. As mentioned by the author, alcohol is the most
common of the abused drugs and the research on it is extensive, that’s why is
treated separately from the other drugs.
Most adolescence think that
consuming alcohol its better way of having fun than performing a sport or
exercise activity, which might be somewhat true, if it is consumed with
moderation not in excess and not consumed daily. This is because alcohol will
bring health implication in the short and long-term if over consumed.
If alcohol is used in large
amounts, it will not only cause health problems to you, such as the destruction
of neuron cells, it can block activity at the glutamate receptors, and it can
also increase the stimulation at dopamine receptors in the nucleus accumbens.
It might also cause problems if you have never consumed alcohol before, such as
causing a car accident if you drive under the influence of alcohol, or your
behavior might change from a passive to a more aggressive person. There are
factors that will help to identify those who are at risk of alcoholism, for
example identify the young men who are not yet problem drinkers and compare
those whose fathers were alcoholics to those who have no close relative with an
alcohol problem. Those whose family has a strong tendency toward alcoholism,
researchers expect that many of the sons of alcoholics to be future alcoholics
themselves.
If alcohol consumption can be
prevented, especially during pregnancy, you will save yourself from many health
implications not only for yourself but for the baby too, such as Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS/FAE) which causes facial and heart deformities usually below
average IQ or mental retardation.
This a huge topic in today’s society in people drinking and leading to alcoholism. I thought the lady in the video was a sorry of a mom. Who will even drink while they are pregnant and not think that the children will be born with defects. At first when she had her child she thought there was nothing wrong just because he was born normal but in the long run she realized that the drinking was what cause her child to act the way he did. All because of her actions when she was pregnant and not doing the researcher or asking the questions she should have asked. I thought the doctor was wrong as well for not asking her any questions while she was pregnant and finding out she had problems with alcohol. Allowing her to drink while she was pregnant was probably the worst mistake he had even done for not finding out the proper information. I think people like this need serious help and should be cared for while they are pregnant because they really do not see as doing anything wrong if they have a drink or two. Then the child is the one who is robbed from having a healthy and long living life all due to the mother’s actions she had while she was pregnant.
ReplyDeleteThe health implications and problems resulting from alcoholism is very scary. Most teens/young adults in high school and college, like you mentioned, tend to excessively consume which is a major dilemma. After watching the video however, I honestly became more informed of F.A.D.S and how it affects the child, mother, and everyone surrounding them. Melissa is a clear example of what can happen when alcohol is so important in a persons life, that they continue to drink even while pregnant. Although I can't completely blame her, since the doctors did give her permission to drink wine, this story just goes to show how alcohol never really leads to something good. While hearing about her struggles, I couldn't even bare to imagine how disappointed and guilty I would feel if something like that were to happen to my future child.
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