The Effects of Alcohol by julie

The Effects On Body

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 01:53:24 UTC

Consuming alcohol has a numerous amount of effects on your body, most being extremely harmful over time. It is known for having a relaxing sensation and reducing tension. However, it causing slower reflexes, reaction time, and brain activity with slurred speech altered emotions. In high doses, it can cause vomiting, uncontrollable urination, breathing difficulties, losing consciousness, coma or even death. The heart, liver, pancreas, stomach, kidney, and lung are major organs that can also be damaged.

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:17:56 UTC

The Effects On Behavior

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:18:30 UTC

Alcohol affects your ability to identify dangerous situations and make good decisions when you know danger is ahead, and it slows your reaction time even if you do make a good decision. It can also make make anyone become more violent, and even abusive.

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:22:11 UTC

Blood Alcohol Concentration

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:23:05 UTC

There are many things that affect a person's Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) such as body size, gender, and body condition, the things they consume daily, and the amount of alcohol that was taken. Things such as an overdose (an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) can cause the BAC to increase as well as the risk for harm.

Long Term Effects On Body

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:30:49 UTC

Long term effects are sometimes irreversible, and can not be undone. Alcohol over time can disrupt normal brain development, cause liver damage and cirrhosis of the liver, brain cells to die, and decrease of brain mass.
Problems such as stomach and intestinal ulcers will delevope as well as destroyed organs, the increase of blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks, and even strokes.

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:36:47 UTC

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:39:59 UTC

Alcoholsim

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:42:13 UTC

Alcoholism is the dependency on alcohol. It can start with a casual drink every few days to not being able to go through the day without having a few bottles.

Effects On Others

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 02:46:09 UTC

Alcohol can cause a person to become someone that they can not control. They may lash out on others, be more violent, neglectful, etc. Since most under the influence of alcohol are not able to think straight, their actions of family members and people around them can be unpredicable.

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 03:35:25 UTC

Legal Ramification

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 03:38:46 UTC

It is illegal to to sell alcohol to someone under 18 anywhere in the United States as well as
for an adult to buy for a minor. Anyone under 18 are not to buy alcohol, attempt to buy alcohol or to be sold alcohol. In most cases, minors face a year of probation,
possible community service,
alcohol education or addiction programs. Any adult that in any way attempt to offer a minor alcohol will face charges and jail time.

Interactions with Drugs

juuriumi — 2015-12-20 04:09:19 UTC

When alcohol is mixed with other drugs, it creates a highly toxic substance that is even more harmfull than just alcohol alone. Well known combinations are with Ecstasy, GHB / GBL, and Ketamine.