Effects of alcohol on the human body

Alcohol is one of the most difficult problems in modern society.Alcohol and its effects on the body are the subject of discussion among scientists from various specialties who are trying to establish the reasons for the rapid increase in incidents, ways to eliminate people from this condition, as well as risk factors for developing a tendency to drink alcohol frequently.

At first, changes caused by alcohol in internal organs are not characterized by a sharp disruption of their functions.But over time, the influence of alcohol on a person increases, which leads to acute disturbances in the activity of the body's vital systems and breaks the chain of complex mechanisms of its neurohumoral regulation.

Characteristics of the mechanism of action

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

Most of the alcohol continues to act in the small intestine.From here the alcohol penetrates all the watery areas of the body, for some of it is removed through sweat, urine, saliva, etc., and oxidizes and collects some of it in most organs for several days.During this period, alcohol works like a poison, slowly poisoning all body cells, which affects a person's development, state of mind and functioning of internal structures.

Effects of alcohol on systems and organs

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

Effects on the soul

Perhaps each of us knows how alcohol affects the human soul.Heavy drinkers may experience hallucinations, feelings of anxiety, apathy, and prolonged depression.Alcoholics really lose themselves.These people become asocial, pay little attention to their appearance, they stop worrying about everyday human concerns, taking care of their families, etc.

Effects of drinking alcohol on the human body

Each stage of addiction has specific symptoms and characteristics.There are 4 of them.

For the initial stagecharacterized by a gradual increase in the dose of alcohol consumed, the formation of dependence and the influence of alcohol on a psychological level.

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, the formation of dementia.

The fourth stage cannot be treated and leads to the death of the addict.Body system failure and death ensues.

25 reasons to quit 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.And seemingly harmless hobbies turn into bad habits.This article provides 25 reasons to give up alcohol, discusses the dangers of alcohol and its effects on the human body.

1. Alcohol is the cause of many diseases, vices, indiscipline, wasted talent, conflict and meaningless poverty.
2. It is difficult to find a greater evil than alcohol, which will continuously and mercilessly interfere with the health of millions of people, so dramatically destroying all human tissues and organs (especially the cerebral cortex), a person's mind and personality, finally leading him to an early death.The hatred of this poison lies in the fact that the serious consequences of the dangers of alcohol do not occur immediately, gradually, imperceptibly.
3. The influence of alcohol on a person's life is proven by the following facts: 50 percent of accidents, 1/3 of suicides, 80 percent of deaths due to cancer of the oral cavity and esophagus occur as a result of alcohol abuse.
4. As a result of research conducted using the latest technology, Australian scientists have concluded that both moderate and heavy alcohol users experience a gradual decline and shrinkage of the brain.A glass of alcoholic drink destroys 1000-2000 cells in our brain.These data are confirmed in 95% of alcoholics and 85% of moderate drinkers.

5. Studies have proven that the likelihood of drinkers giving birth to healthy people is 15 times less than that of non-drinkers, the mortality rate in their children is 5 times higher, and morbidity is 3.5 times higher (note that we are only talking about drinkers, not alcoholics).Alcohol affects children before they are born.Even in families that drink alcohol moderately, children are born with slow development, are mentally underdeveloped, and even die.Due to alcohol and drug addiction, women in America alone give birth to thousands of premature babies every day.Drinking parents are the worst thieves, stealing from their own children the happiness of future discoveries, the happiness of a full life (according to F.G. Uglov).
6. Experiments conducted on chicken eggs showed the following: 160 eggs were placed in an incubator in a barn, in a basement where alcohol was brewed.Alcohol vapors affect eggs.When the time came, the following results were obtained: only half of the chicks hatched, 40 of them were helpless, 25 were mutants (beakless, clawless, etc.).
7. If one person's genetic code is damaged, the entire generation is in danger.Nowadays, 96% of genetic code violations occur due to various drugs (alcohol, cigarettes, other drugs).
8. Alcohol as a dangerous drug in all forms and in any dose to the human body, because it acts like morphine or marijuana, that is, it creates the illusion of goodness and happiness, while causing irreparable harm, like other poisons.
9. According to the WHO (World Health Organization), every third person on earth dies from causes related to alcohol use, and every fifth person dies from causes related to smoking.This means that from these reasons in Russia we lose almost one and a half million people a year, which is 20 times higher than the number of victims of the atomic explosion in Hiroshima.
10. Prohibition operated successfully in Russia at that time for more than 10 years.During this period, the number of sick people decreased, prisons were emptied, peace came to families, and prosperity appeared at home.All this data can be checked using the large medical encyclopedia and many scientific works of the time.
11. The assurance of some heavy drinkers that they feel relief after drinking is pure self-deception caused by paralysis of the center of attention and self-control.The patient, after taking any dose of alcohol, falls into a state of euphoria, and everything, even the disease itself, seems to be broken.In fact, drinking alcohol in any quantity only worsens the process and harms the person.

12. It is not for nothing that people say: "A river begins with a river, and drunkenness begins with a glass."Let's think about this fact.From the point of view of the habit of drinking alcohol, it is not drunkards and alcoholics who are more dangerous, because, seeing them, no one will have the desire to imitate them.More infectious are the examples of people who drink "moderately", "cultured", who drink "observe rituals", etc.Unfortunately, our media has "worked hard" to present the party in a wider and more seductive way.Rarely does a movie go without a glass, a lavish celebration, and a toast.The people drink eagerly after this toast, almost mystically hoping that an empty glass or a shot glass is the best way to satisfy their cherished desire.And children become spectators and witnesses, and then friends in drinking alcohol, because they imitate their parents on a subconscious level.
13. Many researchers have shown that if children are invited to play at a birthday or wedding, they reproduce and copy the characteristics of adult parties in the game - they sit at the usual table, open bottles, glasses, say toasts, and walk in a surprising style.A survey of 100 boys in one of the kindergartens showed that 97% of the children described alcohol intoxication well.From the kindergarten age, the idea of alcohol began to take shape as a special companion for celebrations and meetings, an attractive symbol of adult life.At the age of 11-12, teenagers form a stereotype of a relatively stable attitude towards drunkenness.They copy their parents and loved ones.
14. Teenagers assert themselves with who drinks more.Euphoria is planted in the company.Teenagers project their ideas of courage, masculinity, maturity onto alcohol;They push each other to see who is drunk, who screams or laughs or screams louder, who behaves more cheekily.There is a lot of hysterical, demonstrative, hysterical behavior.Loud music is usually played, increasing destructive behavior.
15. According to statistics, people who drink live 10-15 years less.People smoke for 8 years.Which directly shows the harm of alcohol on the human body.
16. The short answer to the question of why people drink is: they drink because it is a drug that is widely advertised and sold over the counter.They drink because alcohol has been made a legal drug and sold at a cheap price.

17. There is a misconception that alcohol should be consumed "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, thereby strengthening the nervous system, preparing it for new work and worries.But laughter and fun are only useful in cases when they appear in good people.There is not and cannot be drunken fun in a scientific and reasonable understanding of this situation."Enjoyable" drunkenness is nothing more than euphoria under anesthesia - this is the first stage of anesthesia, the level of euphoria that surgeons observe every day when giving patients other drugs (ether, chloroform, morphine, etc.), which are similar in their action to alcohol and, like alcohol, are drugs.This level of excitement has nothing to do with pleasure, and after that there is no rest for the nervous system.On the other hand, instead of rest, depression sets in with all the consequences (headaches, apathy, weakness, unwillingness to work, etc.).Which is never observed in sober pleasure.So alcohol is not a friend, but an enemy of pleasure.It takes away the time that a person sets aside for fun and relaxation.Instead, he got headaches and fatigue.Alcohol acts the same way when you're tired.A day off is given to a person so that he can rest physically and mentally and, with new strength and a new desire to work, can work after rest.
18. Alcohol creates the illusion of stress relief.In fact, the tension in the brain and throughout the nervous system remains, and when the hops are destroyed, the tension turns out to be greater than before drinking the wine.But to this is added weakness of will and weakness.
19. Must drink beer, wine, vodka, etc.People don't.If there were no alcoholic beverages and the tradition of drinking them in the world, a person could live peacefully without them and not cause harm to the body and loved ones.
20. To make a conscious choice "to drink or not to drink," you need to know how alcohol affects our body."Advertisers" can create any legend about the usefulness of alcohol.In television commercials they call beer "correct", "life-giving", "for real men", they try to "associate" alcoholic products with sexual, patriotic, national, high-status characteristics.In order not to be deceived, you must have your own objective information and learn to overcome advertising.
21. After drinking alcohol, the amount of urine released (diuresis), which is water and salt is lost.After a hangover, there is a strong thirst, "pulling" in salt and mineral water.A brief systematic study of the actual effects of alcohol on all types of metabolism in living organisms leads to one conclusion: all types of metabolism are disturbed.It is this combination of "killer" effects that determines the antiseptic effect of ethyl alcohol and should be an obstacle to its use as a drink.

22. The phrase "alcoholic beverages" is incorrect."Beverages" must have nutritional value and contain ingredients involved in nutrition.These include proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins.They are not found in alcohol.There are few cognacs, wines and beers.To get their daily amount, you need to drink a quantity of this liquid where the alcohol content is many times higher than the lethal dose.
23. For example, you can buy a car with the money you spend on booze.You can calculate for yourself how much money you spend on alcohol over several months and years.
24. Often references to studies by foreign scientists, for example, several institutes from Munich, prove that beer helps with many diseases.First of all, it should be noted that all such studies are conducted with financial support from the alcohol industry.Therefore, such results are distributed in the media, but they are difficult to find in serious scientific journals, because such journals usually ask the authors to indicate the source of funding for research, and if this is the alcohol or tobacco industry, then the publication of such studies is considered a sign of bad taste.
25. You have the power to get rid of other addictions, be free and happy!