Discuss the relationship between alcohol use and social problems related to two of the following issues: (1) health; (2) drinking and driving; and (3) crime.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Health: 88,000 deaths per year in the United States; vitamin deficiencies and less resistance to infectious diseases. Drinking can damage the heart, destroys liver cells, steatosis, alcoholic hepatitis, or fibrosis. Heavy drinking also contributes to the incidence of cancer, especially cancers of the mouth, esophagus, throat, liver, and breast.
2. Drinking and driving: Figure 4-3; MADD
3. Crime: At least one-third of crimes are committed by someone under the influence of alcohol; sexual assault and rape are fueled by alcohol, especially on college campuses.
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