Fast food and alcohol should be illegal.

FIRST I WILL TALK ABOUT FAST FOOD! One study has indicated that an abuser's risk of heart attack more than quadruples in the first hour after eating fast food. The researchers suggest that such an effect might occur from fast foods effect on blood pressure and heart rate and reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood. Some of fast foods adverse health effects may occur because the disgusting grease and other things in fast food impairs the immune system's ability to fight disease. In laboratory experiments that exposed animal and human cells to fast food or products used in fast food, the normal disease-preventing reactions of many of the key types of immune cells were inhibited. In other studies, mice exposed to fast food or fast food ingredients were more likely than unexposed mice to develop bacterial infections and tumors. Scientists have found that whether an individual has positive or negative sensations after eating fast food can be influenced by heredity. A 1997 study demonstrated that identical male twins were more likely than nonidentical male twins to report similar responses to fast food, indicating a genetic basis for their response to the drug. (Identical twins share all of their genes.) It also was discovered that the twins' shared or family environment before age 18 had no detectable influence on their response to fast food. Certain environmental factors, however, such as the availability of fast food, expectations about how the food would tase, the influence of friends and social contacts, and other factors that differentiate experiences of identical twins were found to have an important effect. NOW FOR ALCOHOL! Scientists have learned a great deal about how alcohol acts in the brain to produce its many effects. When someone drinks alcohol, alcohol rapidly enters the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain. The short-term effects of alcohol can include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate. Research findings for alcohol abuse indicate some changes in the brain similar to those seen after long-term abuse of other major drugs. For example, alcohol withdrawal in chronically exposed animals leads to an increase in the activation of the stress-response system and changes in the activity of nerve cells containing dopamine. Dopamine neurons are involved in the regulation of motivation and reward, and are directly or indirectly affected by all drugs of abuse. Research has shown that some babies born to women who drank alcohol during their pregnancies display altered responses to visual stimuli, increased tremulousness, and a high-pitched cry, which may indicate neurological problems in development. During the preschool years, marijuana-exposed children have been observed to perform tasks involving sustained attention and memory more poorly than nonexposed children do. In the school years, these children are more likely to exhibit deficits in problem-solving skills, memory, and the ability to remain attentive. The government should quickly ban fast food and alcohol. We need them to tell use what is right and wrong right away before more evil is caused by these devils of society.