The University of Chicago Health Center. Researchers Discover Probable Molecular Site of Alcohol and Anesthetic Actions. Researchers Discover Probable Molecular Site of Alcohol and Anesthetic Actions. University of Chicago Health Center, 25 Sept. 1997. Web. 03 Apr. 2010.
This source is a Press Release by the University of Chicago Center. It announces that their scientists may have discovered the site on a nerve cell that may be responsible for some of the depressive effects of alcohol. It also explains how inhibitive neurotransmitters act when influenced by alcohol as well as the effect of alcohol of certain receptors in the human brain. Clearly the role of this source is to inform the scientific community about the ground breaking work achieved at the University of Chicago. I found the research credible in very useful in my paper. It gave me an understanding of the basic working of the brain at a cellular level and it backed up my point that alcohol affects the brain.
Thompson, Janice, and Melinda Manore. Nutrition: an Applied Approach. Second ed. San Francisco, Calif.: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2009. Print.
This source is a textbook about Nutrition. It covers many aspects of nutrition and discusses the importance putting good things into our bodies. It has a small section about alcohol and it talks directly about alcohol, drug and tobacco use in teens. I would consider this to be a reliable source since it is endorsed for use at MSCD. I used the source to confirm and reiterate my claim that underage drinking can lead to nutrient deficiencies.
Shalala, Donna E., comp. 10th Special Report to U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health. Rep. NIAAA.gov. US Department for Health and Human Services, 29 June 2000. Web. 18 Mar. 2010.
This source is a Special Report by the US Congress by the US Department of Health and Human Services on Alcohol and Health. It discusses the respective health risks and benefits of alcohol use in great detail. It talks at length about the effect alcohol has on the brain, liver, heart and immune system and has some rather disparaging things to say about alcohol. The report was compiled by government scientists and so I find it to be highly credible and well researched. It paints a bleak picture of alcohol use and so was very useful in defending my arguments about the physical effects of alcohol use.
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