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FHCE 3100Lecture 18Outline of Current Lecture II. Still ch.9Current Lecture*1 out of every 2 sexually active young people have a sexually transmitted diseaseHealth at risk leads to Prohibition The 18th Amendment changed the Constitution (1919) Established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the US by declaring illegal the production, transport and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession)  Challenged the “free market” system of buyers and sellers Prohibition Also known as: The Noble Experiment Organized crime grew rapidly and mass killings and gang wars were fought over the trickling supply of liquor  The demand for alcohol still existed Speakeasy: an underground bar that sold alcohol during Prohibition  Bootleggers were prosecuted Most famous: Al Capone He quit school in 6th grade Mob boss/murderer in early 20s Opened soup kitchen during Great Depression Jailed for tax evasion Died from stroke from untreated syphilis  Ultimately Prohibition failed b/c it tried to eliminate the supply of alcohol without reducing the demand for alcohol. The economic law of supply and demand tells us that this will result in a price increase and big incentives to break the law  Repealed by 21st Amendment in 1933Health and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Alcohol is the leading known preventable cause of mental and physical birth defects in the US  Its estimated that each year in the US, 1 in every 750 infants is born with a pattern of physical, developmental, and functional problems referred to as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), while another 40,000 are born with fetal alcohol effects (FAE). When you drink alcohol, it enters your bloodstream and reaches your developing fetus by crossing the placenta. Because a fetus metabolizes alcohol more slowly than an adult does, your developing baby’s blood alcohol concentrations are higher than those in your body  Impairment of facial features, the heart and other organs, bones and the central nervous system occur as a result of drinking alcohol during the first trimester Symptoms Low birth weight  Small head circumference Developmental delay  Facial abnormalities, including smaller eye openings, flattened cheekbones, and indistinct philtrum (an underdeveloped groove between the nose and the upper lip)  Poor coordination/fine motor skills Learning difficulties, including poor memory, inability to understand concepts such as time and money, poor language comprehension, poor problem-solving skills Behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, inability to concentrate, social withdrawal, stubbornness, impulsiveness, and anxiety Alcohol Poisoning in Adults Alcohol depresses nerves that control involuntary actions such as breathing and the gag reflex (which prevents choking). A fatal dose of alcohol will eventually stop these functions.Critical signs for alcohol poisoning Mental confusion, stupor, coma or person cannot be roused Vomiting Seizures Slow breathingAlcohol and safety on the road Teens are at far greater risk of death in an alcohol-related crash than the overall population, despite the fact that they are below the minimum drinking age in every state Among 15 to 20 year old drivers involved in fatal crashes approximately 31% of the drivers who were killed had been drinking 77% of these drivers were unrestrained Today’s Prohibition The “War on Drugs” is a prohibition campaign undertaken by the US government with the assistance of participating countries, intended to reduce the illegal drug trade—to curb supply and diminish demand for certain psychoactive substances deemed “harmful or undesirable” by the government Nearly half a million people are behind bars on DRUG charges—more thanall of western Europe (with a bigger population) incarcerates for ALL offenses Colorado and Mary Jane Voters wanted this. And the law is now in the Colorado constitution after 54% of voters said yes to legalizing recreational marijuana Marijuana sales expects to bring in an estiamed more than $45 million in tax dollars in 2014 Over the same period of time, crime in Denver has not increased. It’s crated a modest number of jobs ranging from “budtending” and marijuana journalism to farm labor and ownershipFollow the money trail Marijuana retailers sold nearly $19 million in recreational weed in March, up from $14 million in February  The first 3 months of legal weed have nettled about $7.3 million in taxes, not including medical marijuana sales and taxesPreventable causes of death Smoking (the number one preventable cause of death—followed by obesity) Nearly 2/3 of the world’s smokers live in 10 countries (China, India, Indonesia are first 3, US is 5)  Heart disease Alcohol Drugs Sexually transmitted diseaseSmoking Estimated economic costs attributable to smoking and exposure to tobacco smoke continues to increase Costs approach $300 billion annually  Direct medical costs of at least $130 billion Productivity losses of more than $150 billion a yearSmoking and cancer  In the US, smoking causes 87% of lung cancer deaths  32% of coronary heart disease deaths and 79% of all cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)  1 out of 3 cancer deaths is caused by smoking Heart Disease About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the US every year (that is 1 of every 4 deaths)  Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease Every year, 720,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 515,000 are a firstheart attack and 205,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack Heart


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