Alco-no!

‍‍‍‍‍Outline:
I. Introduction: (include general ideas that will introduce your topic)
 * The use of alcohol does more harm than good.
 * Alcohol can put you in harms way.
 * Addiction
 * Dangerous
 * Ruins you inside and out

II. Body Paragraph #1 - The formula to never ending problems.
 * Alcohol isn't a bad or dangerous drink when they produce it. It is made out of every day things, but when they make it, they put alcohol in it. (Encyclopedia Britannica Online)
 * The chemicals that they put in alcohol is also used for things like plastic, paint, and fuel. They are poisonous substances and can lead to things like blindness. (S. Houlton)
 * Beer ranges from 2-8 percent alcohol. Wine has 8-14 percent alcohol. Also, wine that has alcohol or brandy added to it, is 18-21 percent alcohol. (Encyclopedia by Britannica 3)

III. Body Paragraph #2 - The affects of alcohol on the inside and outside.
 * Outside affects. The outside affects of alcohol are character changes. Slur speech, not able to walk in a straight line, or uncontrollable emotions are all changes that happen because of alcohol. (Dr. S. M. Alam.)
 * Inside affects. Alcohol has a big affect on your nervous system. This has an affect on your outside. Also drinking heavily can cause cancer. (Encyclopedia by Britannica 9)
 * Alcohol can block messages going to your brain. It can allow you to have hallucinations, visual and auditory hallucinations and frightening dreams. Some of the brain diseases you can get from alcohol can affect you from losing your memory, to dementia and irrational behavior. (Dr. S. M. Alam, and Wendy A.)

IV. Body Paragraph #3 - What alcohol can do to you. The not so good, the bad and the ugly.
 * Drunk driving. When drinking too much, your reaction time slows down, this is why a lot of car crashes happen when someone is drunk. (Kirk Moberg)
 * Depression and alcohol can make you become violent and make illegal actions that you aren't aware you are doing. (Evans, Flen, Norman L. Farberow, and Kennedy associates)
 * Teens with alcohol. Teens plus alcohol equals a lot of trouble. Because your brain is still developing, drinking will not help your body. Why do kids drink? Kids get pressured by their friends into drinking. No one wants to seem uncool, but what is cool? Hangovers? Looking like an idiot, or getting arrest for under age drinking, maybe even dying or becoming pregnant. (Dr. S. M. Alam.)

V. Conclusion - Don't write anything here yet.

In today's world, our society is craving an addictive drug that can damage your past, present, and future. It is called alcohol. Alcohol can be extremely dangerous when you become addicted. It can harm you inside and out. Some of the affects that alcohol gives you can be life-threatening and even though you don't have control over it, you can make decisions that can harm you and others. Alcohol does more harm than good.

(should body paragraph 1 be about "what is in it") In the United States alcoholism is the most wide spread form of drug abuse, affecting at least five million people. (Encyclopedia Britannica Online) Although there is nothing good about alcohol, the number of consumers in the world are still rapidly increasing. Many people don't realize the risk they are taking, but the ones who do, still don't care. Some of the possible risks of drinking can be hallucinations, various types of cancer, and uncontrollable actions or emotions.

Alcohol can have huge affects on your mental and physical health. Alcohol can damage many things inside your body and outside your body. ( Dr. S. M. Alam) Drinking can mess up abilities such as the ones that help you speak, walk, and think. Alcohol mainly damages organs such as your brain, liver, and kidneys. There are so many possible diseases you can get from over-dosing on alcohol. Some alcoholics show signs of dementia, or autism. Others get diseases like Wernicke-Korsakoff's syndrome where you lose parts of your senses, like sight. "Changes in the brain and nervous system result in hostile behavior, loss of mental sharpness, and poor judgment." (Encyclopedia Britannica Online) = = Stay alive, don't drink and drive. These words might not mean a lot in text, but they speak an extremely powerful message. "In 2000, in the United States, 85,000 deaths were directly attributable to drinking alcohol, either excessively or in a risky way." (Kirk Moberg) If you go to a party where they are serving alcohol, then fine, drink, but then don't try to drive yourself or others from that event. When you drink, you lose some awareness and you are not as sharp as usual. It is hard enough to drive and be aware of everything around you as it is, but then to also have downed a few drinks, well that is just dangerous. Alcohol related accidents account for the majority of traffic problems. An automobile is a powerful machine that is supposed to be used safely and cautiously. "An overly relaxed driver requires more time to react to an emergency than does an alert one." (Encyclopedia Britannica Online) If you are drunk you become a bit woozy and you are not exactly focused on the situation around you. If something suddenly, out of the blue happened, it would take someone not paying attention a longer period of time to react.

Alcohol can make people do some bad things in life. Drinking can damage student's ability to study well, get good grades, as well as performing in sports. (Dr. S. M. Alam) Kids grow up seeing there parents drink glass of wine and beer. They see celebrities having the "good life" while drinking. This can make kids think it's okay to drink. Sometimes teens just want to come off cool in front of friends. But what is cool? Hangovers, getting bad grades, getting in trouble for under aged drinking, even death. Alcohol can also have a big affect on depression. If already depressed drinking alcohol will not help you in the long run. People who have been lost a love one or even lost their job can become depressed and turn to the bottle. Depression can also lead to suicide. Alcoholic suicide attempts also tend to be more hostile, more fearful, more impulsive, and deviant. ( Evans, Glen, Norman L. Farberow and Kennedy Associates) This shows that alcoholic have more mental problems. All the problems alcohol can lead too, put not just you but everyone around you.