Students need to be sure to differentiate fly death due to alcohol poisoning versus other factors. Following this discussion a fictional court case is passed out on alcohol susceptibility. The students are to read through the court case and in their small groups discuss the law and its implications, taking any notes on their ideas. Their homework that night is to make a conclusion based on their discussion and turn it in with a paragraph supporting their rationale. The following day the instructor should mediate a class debate on the proposed law.
Alcoholism is a serious problem in the United States.
Long term use of alcohol leads to many known problems. Alcohol is known to damage neurons when taken in large amounts, leading to permanent peripheral nerve damage. Cirrhotic livers result from scar tissue formation after liver cell death. Liver failure is 9th leading cause of death in the United States. Habitual alcohol use has been implicated in reproductive, hormonal, and immune problems.