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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 lier

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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