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Answer by rah .
I just had a look for some stats on that and all I could come up with was these

UNDER-AGE DRINKING

Children have a greater vulnerability to alcohol than adults; as well as being physically smaller, they lack experience of drinking and its effects (NHMRC 2001).
Young people when intoxicated are more likely to indulge in risky behaviour such as swimming, driving, unsafe or unwanted sex, verbal or physical abuse (DrugInfo clearinghouse 2002).
In 2004, 25% of those aged 14-19 years drank alcohol on a daily or weekly basis in the last 12 months compared to 50% of all persons 14 years and over (AIHW 2005a).
Among teenagers aged 14-19 years drinking at risky/high risk levels in the long term, 77% of boys usually consumed regular strength beer, while 85% of girls usually consumed bottled spirits and liqueurs (AIHW 2005a).

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Answer by Betta breeder
Her life will be worse if she has to pay that much. Find another rehab.

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My question is: Why can’t we just medically raise our levels of these enzymes back up to where they used to be, or even higher, so that we get drunk faster and therefore drink less?

Likewise, why isn’t there a treatment for alcoholism that tries to balance this enzyme to a “normal” level in order to more normalize someone’s drinking habits?
to answer the first reply, acetaldehyde dehydrogenase will detoxify acetaldehyde to acetic acid. Is that still as fatal?

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Answer by toranagaly
It might be LETHAL to drink alcohol in such a case . The enzyme breaks alcohol down to toxic compounds , acetaldhyde being the main one .
THEN
Acetaldehyde and other preliminary toxic results are FURTHER processed by OTHER enzyme systems to give an energy rich molecule called “acetyl coenzyme-A ” .

So if the enzyme on the first limb of that process (dehydrogenase) was injected WITHOUT the enzymes of the second limb , the toxic metabolites (like acetaldhyde) will accumulate FASTER than the normal levels of the enzymes of the second limb CAN ACCOMODATE .
That will result in a spike in acetaldhyde level with even little alcohol intake , potentially leading to death or blindness etc

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You mean inject BOTH enzymes ?
Well that might work except that I doubt those reactions actually take place in serum . The enzyme conversion , at least the final steps (beginning with acetaldhyde) takes place EXCLUSIVELY in HEPATOCYTES (liver cells) , inside the cell environment .
An injected enzyme might work for reactions in the blood stream , but not for intracellular reactions , unless it is also modified to cross the cell wall and enter the hepatocyte .

Acetic acid = acetyl coenzymeA (acetic acid BOUND to a carrier ) , it is not toxic , it is an energy storage molecule that is produced during cell respiration and metabolism of fat .

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I have a problem understanding this . It ultimately depends on what EXACTLY causes drunkenness : free alcohol or its metabolites .

The explanation of tolerance by a deficiency in metabolizing enzymes is contradictory .
It means that chronic drinkers will have higher blood alcohol levels than normal people with for the same amount of ingested alcohol , since it will not be metabolized .

That also means that drunkenness is NOT caused by alcohol itself , but rather by it’s metabolites .

HOWEVER
Even in such a state , the amount of drunkenness cannot be increased by increasing the enzyme concentration simply because thats how enzymes work . The enzymatic reaction is limited by the amount of the precursor . So while decreasing the enzyme WILL decrease the resulting products , INCREASING the enzyme will only increase the production point to a certain level which is the optimal enzyme concentration , after that , the rate of production depends ONLY on the precursor concentration , no matter how much enzyme you add .

SO
Hypothetically , IF the enzyme concentration CAN be manipulated , whether by injection or otherwise , it might bring the tolerance of CHRONIC drinkers to the normal level before the years of alcohol abuse , however I doubt it would decrease the normal tolerance of a normal person (so that the alcohol intake of such a person might become low)

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Question by animalcrackers31: Binge drinking! How much would it really cost scenario.?
If a student binge drinks at a bar, can’t walk and is left stranded on a curb, picked up by the police, taken by ambulance to the ER, seen by an ER physician whose cost is separate and not covered by insurance, what might the student end up owing? If I forgot anything, add it in. This is for a discussion on the reality of binge drinking. Now, if the student graduates and does not pay the hospital bill, what happens to the charges?

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Answer by bord_gal
who gives a f**k once he had a good night dats all that matters

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Question by cooljuly88: What are some ways to avoid putting on weight when you’re going out and binge drinking 2-3 nights a week?
I’m in college and that’s the culture here. I like to go out but I also don’t want to put on weight. I feel like if I don’t go out with my friends I’ll miss something. So don’t give me any sanctimonious answers like “Just don’t drink! duh” or “only have 1-blahblahblah” or “you’re an alcoholic.” I’m gonna do what I’m gonna do regardless. So please gimme good legitimate answers. Thank you. That is all.
Thanks to the people who actually answered this without judgment. Everyone else, may i ask why you get your kicks going online and verbally abusing total strangers? And to the person who told me I fail at life, you’re a dick and you know it. Judging people on the basis of three sentences they wrote must be so gratifying to your soul!! wheeeeee

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Answer by steve w
A shot of vodka is only 10 calories. Vitamin B12 stops hang overs.

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Answer by Tim M
Immoderately!

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Answer by Spongecakes
If a teen is gonna drink, they’re gonna drink. We know the risks. We know its illegal. But still some of us just dont care. I mean its not like 100 of teens are binge drinking. Not even 100 of adults drink. Drinking teens iisn’tgreat, but it iisn’tthat common

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Question by Andrew L: Psychology Brainbuster: What would be the humanist view on binge drinking amongst teenagers?
If you know your stuff this should be free points for your profile…

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Answer by Dale P
That they could die or damage their body through alcohol poisoning or an accident related to intoxication.

If it’s supposed to be a puzzle question, sorry, I don’t know.

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