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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''EthanolAlcohol''' is a type of [[alcohol]] , referring to [[molecule]ethanol] with [[Chemical Formula|chemical formula]] C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH.'''Ethanol''' is also referred to commonly as '''alcohol''', though it is only one type of a legal [[alcoholdrug]].
''NB: There are many other types of '''alcohol''' [[molecule]] (see [[alcohol]]). However, they are all acutely [[toxic]].'' ===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.===Alcohol (Ethanol ) and Disease===: '''Alcohol''' is a [[Risk Factor|risk factor]] in [[liver]] [[disease]], [[pancreas|pancreatic]] [[disease]], [[diabetes]] and [[cancer]]. ===References=======AQA====:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Alcohol, pages 120-121, 139, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA'']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158754&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=27ad53b0283feeff7fc5ae04a9e205f25 ''Alcohol, pages 128, 132, 211, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA'']====Edexcel====:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Alcohol and disease, page 71, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Alcohol and disease, page 99, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948120/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948120&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=dedef775c6a43dbb0a609441525adac0 ''Alcohol, page 188, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946748/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946748&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a4f0348fc37d0ba1bb52d27f8679581f ''Alcohol, page 65, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
==Beyond the Curriculum==
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