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Alcohol
Efects
and
Dangers
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General Inormation
Alcohol may be the world’s oldestknown drug.
Also known as ethyl alcohol orethanol
Big business in today’s society Alcohol abuse has become a major
ublic health roblem.
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!he ath o alcohol in the body
".".#outh$ alcohol enters the body.
%.%.&tomach$ some alcohol gets into the
bloodstream in the stomach' but most goes
on to the small intestine.
(.(.&mall Intestine$ alcohol enters thebloodstream through the walls o the small
intestine.
).).*eart$ ums alcohol throughout the body.
+.+.Brain$ alcohol reaches the brain.
,.,.-ier$ alcohol is o/idi0ed by the lier at a
rate o about 1.+ o0 er hour.
. Alcohol is conerted into water' carbondio/ide and energy.
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*ow alcohol can efect you
2actors that in3uence how alcoholwill afect a erson include$• age• gender• hysical condition•
amount o ood eaten• other drugs or medicines taken
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Efects on the body
Alcohol is a central nervous systemdepressant.
In low doses' alcohol can roduce$
• a rela/ing efect• reduced tension• lower inhibitions• imaired concentration• slower re3e/es• imaired reaction time• reduced coordination
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Efects on the body
In medium doses' alcohol can roduce$• slurred seech• drowsiness
• altered emotions In high doses' alcohol can roduce$
• omiting• breathing di4culties• unconsciousness• coma• Death
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Addicted5
6hronic drinking can lead todeendence and addiction to alcohol
7ithdrawal symtoms includeshaking 8tremors9' slee roblems'and nausea.
#ore seere withdrawal symtoms
include hallucinations and eensei0ures.
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Efects on the body
Central Nervous System• Accelerates the loss o brain cells'contributing to cognitie de:cits.
6hronic use can lead to brain damage. Liver
• -ong;term e/cessie drinking can
cause heatitis 8in3ammation anddestruction o lier cells9 and cirrhosis8scarring and shrinkage o the lier9.
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Efects on the body
Kidneys• Imairs their ability to regulate theolume and comosition o 3uid and
electrolytes in the body. Heart
• 6hronic' heay alcohol use increases therisk o heart disease.
• Alcohol use can also worsen high bloodressure and diabetes' two risk actorsor heart disease.
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Efects on <idneys andBrain
=o e/osureto alcohol
*eayrenatale/osure to
alcohol
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&tatistics
",'>>+ alcohol;related atalities in %11+ ? (@ercent o the total tra4c atalities or theyear.
=ationwide in %11+' alcohol was resent in%) ercent o the driers inoled in atalcrashes.
!he ",'>>+ atalities reresent one alcohol;
related atality every 31 minutes. %+)'111 injured in crashes where alcohol
was resent an aerage o one ersoninjured every 2 minutes