ALCOHOL         Alcohol is a widely used substance for both science and in technology. Its name comes from an Arabic word al-kuhl meaning ' a powder for painting the eyes'. The term was later applied to all compounds that contain alcoholic spirits.         To most people alcohol is considerd a downer that reduces activity in the nervous system. Some of the things alcohol effects you is, the alcohol intoxicated person exhibits lose muscle tone, loss of fine …showed first 75 words of 4573 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4573 total…binge drinking influence are: athletic performence, poor grades, sexual assault, fights, accidents, drinking and driving, and other health risks. If you think that not a lot of people do this , it is about 50% of collage men and 37% of collage women are classified as binge drinkers. A recent study show that studnts spend about $5.5 billion dollare on alcohol each year. That is more than they spend on soda pop, tea, milk, juice, coffee, and books combined.