The effects of alcohol
Everybody responds differently to drinking alcohol so it is not possible to say what effects havng a certain number of drinks has on a person. Instead blood alcohol concentration (BAC) can be used as a guide to what affects alcohol may have on behaviour.- SHORT EFFECTS
Depending of the number of alcohol we have in our body, we will feel these emotions.
- Feeling of well-being:
- Talkative
- Relaxed
- More confident
- Some raised risk:
- Talkative
- Acts and feels self-confident
- Judgment and movement impaired
- Inhibitions reduced
- Moderately raised risk
- Speech slurred
- Balance and coordination impaired
- Reflexes slowed
- Visual attention impaired
- Unstable emotions
- Nausea, vomiting
- Very Elevated Risk:
- Unable to walk without help
- Apathetic, sleepy
- Laboured breathing
- Unable to remember events
- Loss of bladder control
- Possible loss of consciousness
- Death:
- Coma
- Death
Effects of alcohol in long-time
Long-term effects
Each year approximately 3000 people die as a result of excessive alcohol consumption and around 100,000 people are hospitalised. Long-term excessive alcohol consumption is associated with:
- heart damage
- high blood pressure and stroke
- liver disease
- cancers of the digestive system
- other digestive system disorders (eg stomach ulcers)
- sexual impotence and reduced fertility
- increasing risk of breast cancer
- sleeping difficulties
- brain damage with mood and personality changes
- concentration and memory problems
- nutrition-related conditions
- risks to unborn babies.
In addition to health problems, alcohol also impacts on relationships, finances, work, and may result in legal problems.
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