The effect of alcohol on the human body

Alcoholism is one of the most difficult problems of modern society.Alcohol and its effects on the body are the subject of debate among scientists from various fields, who are trying to determine the reasons for the rapid increase in incidence, the people from this condition, and the risk factors for the development of a tendency to regular alcohol consumption.

At first, alcohol-induced changes in the internal organs are not characterized by a sharp disruption of their functioning.However, over time, the effect of alcohol on a person increases, which leads to acute disturbances in the functioning of the body's vital systems and breaks the chain of complex mechanisms of neurohumoral regulation.

Characteristics of the mechanism of action

How does alcohol affect the body?Once in the human stomach, alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream almost immediately.Few people know, but alcoholic beverages begin to break down in the oral cavity, so the blood is saturated with alcohol from the first minute of contact with the body.From this moment, the harmful effects of alcohol on human organs begin.Approximately 20% of alcohol is neutralized by the liver enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, which neutralizes substances containing alcohol toxins.

Most of the alcohol still acts in the small intestine.From there, alcohol enters all the watery areas of the body, partly with sweat, urine, saliva, etc.be excreted and partially oxidize and accumulate in most organs for several days.During this period, alcohol acts as a poison, slowly poisoning all the cells of the body, affecting a person's development, the state of his psyche and the functioning of internal structures.

Effects of alcohol on systems and organs

The harmful effects of alcohol on the human body are not only expressed in brain and liver dysfunction.Alcoholism has a negative effect on all organs and systems of the human body.In short, the regular consumption of alcoholic beverages completely destroys the model of the patient's body's normal functioning, has a detrimental effect on its overall functioning, and is one of the main causes of death for people of working age.

Effect on the psyche

We all probably know how alcohol affects the human psyche.Heavy drinkers may experience hallucinations, overwhelming anxiety, apathy, and prolonged depression.Alcoholics lose themselves completely.These people become antisocial, they pay little attention to their appearance, they give up on everyday human concerns, taking care of their family and the like.

The consequences of alcohol consumption on the human body

Each stage of addiction has certain symptoms and characteristics.There are 4 in total.

For the initial stageit is characterized by a gradual increase in the dose of alcohol consumed, the development of addiction and the psychological influence of alcohol.

In the second stagethere is a desire to increase the dose of alcohol.Addiction develops on a physical level.

On the third- destruction on a physical and psycho-emotional level, development of dementia.

The fourth stage cannot be treated and leads to the death of the addict.Failure of body systems and death occurs.

25 reasons to give up alcohol

Many people see nothing wrong with drinking alcohol in the evening, on weekends or on holidays.But few people have a sense of proportion and willpower.A seemingly harmless hobby turns into a bad habit.This article presents 25 reasons to give up alcohol, discusses the harmful effects of alcohol and its effect on the human body.

1. Alcohol is the cause of many diseases, meanness, indiscipline, wasted talent, senseless conflict and poverty.
2. It is difficult to find a greater evil than alcohol, which would so persistently and mercilessly upset the health of millions of people, so dramatically destroy all human tissues and organs (especially the cerebral cortex), the human mind and personality, ultimately leading to early death.The insidiousness of this poison lies in the fact that the serious consequences of alcohol's harm do not appear immediately, gradually, unnoticed.
3. The following facts prove the effect of alcohol on a person's life: 50 percent of accidents, 1/3 of suicides, and 80 percent of deaths due to cancer of the oral cavity and esophagus are due to alcohol abuse.
4. As a result of research conducted using the latest technology, Australian scientists have concluded that both alcoholics and moderate drinkers experience a gradual reduction and shrinkage of the brain.One glass of alcoholic drink destroys 1000-2000 cells in our brain.These data were verified in 95% of alcoholics and 85% of moderate drinkers.

5. Studies have shown that the chance of alcoholics to give birth to a healthy person is 15 times lower than that of non-drinkers, the mortality rate of their children is 5 times higher, and the rate of illness is 3.5 times higher (it should be noted that we are only talking about drinkers, not alcoholics).Alcohol affects children even before birth.Even in families that consume alcohol in moderation, children with slow development, intellectually underdeveloped, and even dead children are born.Because of alcohol and drug addiction, women in America alone give birth to thousands of premature babies every day.Drinking parents are the worst thieves who steal from their own children the happiness of future discoveries, the happiness of a full life (according to F.G. Uglov).
6. Experiments with chicken eggs revealed the following: 160 eggs were placed in an incubator in a barn, in the basement of which alcohol was brewed.The alcohol vapor affected the eggs.When the time came, the following result was obtained: only half of the chicks hatched, of which 40 were nonviable and 25 were mutants (beakless, clawless, etc.).
7. If one person's genetic code is damaged, the entire generation is at risk.Today, 96% of genetic code violations occur due to various substances (alcohol, cigarettes, other drugs).
8. Alcohol, as a drug, is harmful to the human body in all forms and doses, because it acts like morphine or marijuana, that is, it creates the illusion of goodness and happiness, while causing irreparable damage, like any other poison.
9. According to the WHO (World Health Organization), every third person on Earth dies of alcohol-related causes, and every fifth person dies of smoking-related causes.This means that in Russia we lose almost one and a half million people every year from these causes, which is 20 times more than the number of victims of the atomic explosion in Hiroshima.
10. At that time, the ban had worked successfully in Russia for more than 10 years.During this period, the number of patients decreased, prisons were emptied, peace came to families, and prosperity appeared in homes.All these data can be verified with a large medical encyclopedia and many scientific works of the time.
11. Some heavy drinkers' assurances that they feel relief after drinking are mere self-delusions caused by a paralysis of attention and self-control.After taking any amount of alcohol, the patient goes into a state of euphoria, and everything, even his own illness, looks rosy.In fact, drinking any amount of alcohol only aggravates the process and harms the person.

12. It is not for nothing that people say: "A river begins with a stream, and drunkenness begins with a glass."Let's think about this fact.In terms of the contagiousness of the habit of drinking alcohol, it is not the drunkards and alcoholics who are more dangerous, because looking at them, no one will want to imitate them.The example of those who drink "moderately", "culturedly", "following a ritual" etc. is even more contagious.Unfortunately, our media "worked hard" to present the holiday in a broader and more seductive way.Rarely does a movie go without a glass, a lavish celebration and a toast.People drink eagerly after these toasts, almost mystically hoping that an empty cup or glass is the surest way to fulfill their cherished desires.And the children are spectators and witnesses, and then they become accomplices in the consumption of alcohol, because they imitate their parents on a subconscious level.
13. Many researchers have shown that when children are invited to play at a birthday or wedding, they reproduce and copy the characteristics of an adult feast in play - they sit at a table together, open bottles, toast glasses, make toasts, and walk with startling steps.A survey of 100 boys in a kindergarten showed that 97% of the children described alcohol poisoning correctly.The idea of alcohol as a special, mandatory accompaniment to celebrations and meetings, an attractive symbol of adult life, begins to develop from preschool age.By the age of 11-12, adolescents develop fairly stable stereotypes about drunkenness-related attitudes.They copy their parents and loved ones in this.
14. Teenagers assert themselves over who drinks more.Euphoria is cultivated in such companies.Teenagers project their ideas about courage, masculinity, and maturity onto alcoholism;they tease each other about who is more drunk, who screams, laughs or screams louder, who behaves more impudently.There is a lot of ostentatious, demonstrative, hysterical behavior.Loud music is usually played, which increases the destructive behavior.
15. According to statistics, drinkers live an average of 10-15 years less.People who smoke for 8 years.Which directly shows the harmful effects of alcohol on the human body.
16. The short answer to the question of why people drink is: they drink because it is a widely advertised and over-the-counter drug.They drink because alcohol has been made a legal drug and sold cheaply.

17. There is a misconception that alcohol should be taken "for fun".In fact, fun and laughter are very important moments in a person's life.They give rest to the brain, divert thoughts from everyday worries, thus strengthening the nervous system and preparing it for new jobs and problems.But laughter and fun are only useful when they arise in a sane person.In the scientific and rational understanding of this condition, there is not and cannot be drunken fun.Drunken "fun" is nothing but excitement during anesthesia - this is the first stage of anesthesia, the stage of excitement that surgeons observe every day when other drugs (ether, chloroform, morphine, etc.) are administered to the patient, which are similar in their effects to alcohol and, like alcohol, are drugs.This stage of excitement has nothing to do with fun, and after that there is no rest for the nervous system.On the contrary, instead of rest, depression occurs with all its consequences (headache, apathy, weakness, reluctance to work, etc.).Which is never observed in sober entertainment.Alcohol is therefore not a friend, but an enemy of fun.It eliminates the time one spends on fun and relaxation.Instead, you get headaches and fatigue.Alcohol works the same way when you're tired.They give people a day off so that they can relax physically and mentally, and after rest they can work with new energy and a new desire to work.
18. Alcohol creates the illusion of stress relief.In fact, the tension remains in the brain and throughout the nervous system, and when the hops wear off, the tension turns out to be even greater than before the wine was consumed.But this is accompanied by a weakening of the will and weakness.
19. It is an innate need to drink beer, wine, vodka, etc.to drink.People don't.If there were no alcoholic beverages and the traditions of their consumption in the world, we could easily live without them and it would not cause harm to our bodies and loved ones.
20. In order to make a conscious decision "to drink or not to drink", we need to know how alcohol affects our body."Advertisers" can invent any legend about the usefulness of alcohol.In television commercials, beer is called "correct", "life-giving", "for real men", they try to "connect" alcoholic products with the sexual, patriotic, national and high-status qualities of people.In order not to be deceived, you yourself need to have objective information and learn to oppose advertising.
21. After drinking alcohol, the amount of urine excreted increases (diuresis), meaning that water and salts are lost.After poisoning, strong thirst appears, "pulls" salt solution and mineral waters.A brief, systematic review of the real effects of alcohol on metabolism in the living organism leads to one conclusion: all types of metabolism are disrupted.This combination of "killer" effects determines the antiseptic effect of ethyl alcohol and prevents its use as a beverage.

22. The term "alcoholic beverages" is incorrect."Beverages" must have nutritional value and contain substances that play a role in nutrition.These include proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins.They are not found in alcohol.There is very little in cognac, wine and beer.To reach the daily amount, you need to drink an amount of liquid in which the alcohol content is many times the lethal dose.
23. For example, you can buy a car with the money you spend on booze.You can calculate how much money you spend on alcohol over months and years.
24. They often refer to studies by foreign scientists, such as several institutes in Munich, which prove that beer helps with many diseases.First, it should be noted that all such studies were conducted with financial support from the alcohol industry.Therefore, such results are disseminated in the media, but it is difficult to find them in serious scientific journals, since such journals usually ask the authors to indicate the source of funding for the research, and if it is the alcohol or tobacco industry, then the publication of such studies is perceived as a sign of bad taste.
25. You have the power to break free from another addiction and become free and happy!