Eris Jackson- Reflection/Reaction Piece

One of the topics that was presented in class that interest me the most was the presentation on Alcohol and Drugs. This topic caught my attention because being in an environment where alcohol is acceptable no matter what time of day it is was and still is important to me. I learned plenty of valuable information that I never knew before, for example how much alcohol is contained in different sizes of glasses/cups. I also learned  how long it takes for the alcohol to completely leave the body. This topic impacts my life because while I am consuming certain drinks at the pace I usually do I am damaging my liver and other intestines in my body slowly and it could have an affect on me later on in life. After the presentation I learned how to drink in a timely matter, so the next day I won't feel horrible and worthless. This topic also is important to the public health because if other people didn't know all the details alcohol can do to your body and how much they actually consume they would realize that they are really not okay to get behind the wheel to drive or do some of the things they would be able to do sober, which would then have an affect on the people surrounding them at the time.