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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
'''Alcohol''' is a legal [[drug]] sold as a drink.
===About Alcohol===
: [[Alcohol]] has [[Intoxicate|intoxicating]] effects on [[human]]s, causing them to behave in ways they wouldn't normally when [[sober]].
: [[Alcohol]] is [[toxic]] in large quantities and over long periods of time.
: [[Alcohol]] poisoning can cause a person to die if too much [[alcohol]] is consumed in a short period of time. However, usually people do not die directly from the [[alcohol]] but because they drown in their own [[vomit]] or become involved in an accident.
: Prolonged [[alcohol]] abuse can lead to [[liver]] and [[kidney]] damage and even failure. This may require a [[liver]] [[transplant]] or a [[kidney]] [[transplant]].
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Alcohols''' are a group of [[chemical]]s containing an OH group attached to a [[Carbon]] chain. The term '''alcohol''' may also be used to refer to one particular type of [[alcohol]] called [[ethanol]] which is used as a [[drug]].
===About Alcohol Molecules===
There are several [[alcohol]] [[molecule]]s you should know:
*[[Methanol]] - C<sub>1</sub>H<sub>3</sub>OH
*[[Ethanol]] - C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH
*[[Propanol]] - C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>OH
*[[Butanol]] - C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>OH
*[[Pentanol]] - C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>11</sub>OH
===Meaning===
'''Alcohol''' is a legal [[drug]] sold as a drink.
===About Alcohol===
: [[Alcohol]] has [[Intoxicate|intoxicating]] effects on [[human]]s, causing them to behave in ways they wouldn't normally when [[sober]].
: [[Alcohol]] is [[toxic]] in large quantities and over long periods of time.
: [[Alcohol]] poisoning can cause a person to die if too much [[alcohol]] is consumed in a short period of time. However, usually people do not die directly from the [[alcohol]] but because they drown in their own [[vomit]] or become involved in an accident.
: Prolonged [[alcohol]] abuse can lead to [[liver]] and [[kidney]] damage and even failure. This may require a [[liver]] [[transplant]] or a [[kidney]] [[transplant]].
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Alcohols''' are a group of [[chemical]]s containing an OH group attached to a [[Carbon]] chain. The term '''alcohol''' may also be used to refer to one particular type of [[alcohol]] called [[ethanol]] which is used as a [[drug]].
===About Alcohol Molecules===
There are several [[alcohol]] [[molecule]]s you should know:
*[[Methanol]] - C<sub>1</sub>H<sub>3</sub>OH
*[[Ethanol]] - C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH
*[[Propanol]] - C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>OH
*[[Butanol]] - C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>OH
*[[Pentanol]] - C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>11</sub>OH