30 proven facts about the dangers of alcohol consumption

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Everyone knows that alcohol is bad for your health. But they continue to use it in large quantities. Each country has its own national alcoholic drink, and even there is a culture of its use. Alcohol was and will exist for more than a generation. Despite its well-known harmful effects on the body, this world will not stop drinking. It is firmly anchored in our culture.

But you are not everyone and can resist this "culture of drinking". And being aware of the harm of alcohol can help. So here you will find facts that you might never have known.

FACT 1. ALCOHOL LEADS TO DEATH AND DISABILITY

Alcohol abuse is fatal early in life. Among 20- to 39-year-olds, about 13. 5% of deaths are alcohol-related.

DONE 2. CHANGE OF MENTAL STATE

Long-term alcohol consumption has been shown to alter a person's psychological state. There is aggression, depression, depression, unreasonable entry into conflicts.

FACT 3. INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Recently, a causal relationship has been established between the harmful use of alcohol and the incidence of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV / AIDS.

MAKES 4. A GLASS OF DRY WINE SLOWS THE BRAIN TREATMENT

A glass of auditory wine suppresses the brain for 12 to 15 days. With frequent consumption of alcohol, the time of harmful effects on the brain increases significantly.

MAKES 5, 80% OF SUICIDES OCCUR WITH ALCOHOL

Almost 80% of suicides occur in people under the influence of alcohol, according to the conclusion of the forensic examination. Over 75% of all rapes, murders, robberies and robberies are also based on the conscience of criminals who have committed illegal drunken actions.

DONE 6. REDUCED LIFE EXPANSION

Constant alcohol consumption leads to premature aging. The life expectancy of people prone to drunkenness is 15 to 20 years shorter than the statistical average.

MAKES 7. ALCOHOL INHIBITS SEXUAL ATTRACTION

It is generally believed that alcohol acts as an aphrodisiac and more and more prompts people to have sex, but it is not. Scientists have proven that you cannot drink alcohol before sex. In fact, alcohol slows down a man and prevents him from having an erection. And what happens is because the more alcohol there is in the blood, the faster the brain's ability to respond to sexual stimulation decreases.

FACT 8. ALCOHOL HAS A NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON A WOMAN'S ABILITY TO CONCEPT A CHILD

A team of Danish scientists investigated 6, 120 women between the ages of 21 and 45. All of the participants had a regular relationship with their partner and actively tried to get pregnant. None of the participants received fertility treatment.

Each of the participants drank alcohol: beer, red or white wine, dessert wine or other alcoholic drinks. The study also took into account the number of sexual acts and the presence of bad habits in each partner (alcohol use, smoking and more). A total of 4, 210 participants (69%) were able to become pregnant during the study.

As a result of the study, the scientists showed that women who drank alcohol (14 or more drinks per week), only 37 managed to get pregnant. Participants who abstained from alcohol - 1381 women may have become pregnant. Scientists have calculated that drinking this amount of alcohol reduces the chances of getting pregnant by 18%.

FACT 9. CONTENT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

What is ethyl alcohol? And why is it harmful to our body? “Ethyl alcohol is a highly flammable and colorless liquid with a characteristic odor, it is a powerful drug which causes excitement and then paralysis. nervous system ". This definition is given by the official GOST 183000 - 72 p. 5. 1. for ethyl alcohol in 1972. Unfortunately, after that, the definition changed its true essence, under the pressure of the Mafia of thealcoholic drug, which can be tracedin GOST.

DONE 10. MOVEMENT COORDINATION FAILED

In an intoxicated person, coordination of movements is impaired by heavy alcohol consumption. The number of errors in the solution of all the tasks increases in order to perform the usual working operations.

DONE 11. ALCOHOL IS DEPENDENT

Alcohol is a drug, like any drug, it is addictive. Alcoholism is a serious chronic illness that is often difficult to cure. For an alcoholic, the state of intoxication is the best psychological state. This thirst is in such a state that prevents a person from stopping drinking.

MADE 12. WARM WHITE

Delirium tremens is an alcoholic psychosis. Most often occurs in a hangover state. It is accompanied by insomnia, hand tremors, unfounded fears, auditory and visual disappointments (movement of shadows, noise, calls) appear. Man suffering from alcoholism, reacts violently to his hallucinations, flees or defends himself from prosecution.

FACT 13. KILLS ARE COMMITTED BY ALCOHOLIC DRINK

According to official data, 82% of murders in the Russian Federation are committed under the influence of alcohol. This has been proven by RosPravosudie. They took 348, 000 texts of court decisions in criminal cases. This represents about half of the decisions made during the same period. In all the texts the following has been indicated: "they drank alcoholic beverages", "were in a state of alcohol intoxication", etc.

FACT 14. WOMEN sleep faster than men

It is proven that women drink 4 times faster for biological reasons than men. The children of these families degrade 5 times faster.

FACT 15: ALCOHOLISM IS TRANSFERRED TO A CHILD FROM THE PARENTS

In a family where parents are addicted to alcohol, 89% of children and adolescents are also addicted to alcohol. The reasons are:

  • Lack of family ideology.
  • An example of alcoholic parents.
  • Single-parent family.
  • Lack of parental attention.

A very low percentage of alcoholism among children, where both parents of the family do not drink alcohol at all.

FACT 16. POPULATION OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTIONS

This "parasite" is capable of exterminating a large part of the population. This is how Native Americans were brought up not with guns, but with "water fire". And now let's compare the statistics of Russia at the moment: men use alcohol - 99, 5%, women - 96, 4%. The numbers are staggering.

FACT 17. ADOLESCENTS ARE MORE INCLINED TO ALCOHOLIC DEPENDENCE

In adolescence, the human body develops and forms, therefore, during this period, his body is more sensitive, and therefore the formation of addiction occurs in an accelerated manner in 2-3 years (earlier lthe child tasted the alcohol the fastest).

MAKES 18. ALCOHOL AFFECTS YOUR CHARACTER

With alcohol consumption, the child becomes more irritable, increases aggressiveness, isolation, decreased social sensitivity, degradation, as well as the mental activity of the brain, therefore also school performance. Most often, adolescents become sociopaths who do not understand the moral side of the problem.

FACT 19. THE THIRD POPULAR CAUSE OF DEATH IS ALCOHOL POISONING

Every day in Russia half a million people die from alcohol poisoning. Poisoning is caused by the poison in alcohol. It shortens life expectancy by 20 years, not to mention its quality and effect.

MAKES 20. ALCOHOL AFFECTS A WOMAN'S APPEARANCE

It is obvious that alcohol greatly affects a woman's appearance. When used, the skin ages faster, the body is destroyed and teeth deteriorate. The woman becomes ugly, neglected and aggressive.

DONE 21. ACCEPTANCE OF ALCOHOL POWERFUL INFLUENCE ON A CHILD'S FRUIT

All women know it, but in the street we still meet girls or women who, being in this position, do not refuse a glass of wine. But even this glass can harm the child.

However, if the pregnant woman regularly drinks alcohol during pregnancy, the baby will develop fetal alcohol syndrome (fetal alcohol syndrome). These children often have malformations of the external organs, arms and legs. small, the head is disproportionate to the body. These children grow and develop slowly compared to other children.

FACT 22. NEGATIVE INFLUENCE

Alcohol has a negative effect on the small intestine. It changes the structure of cells and all useful substances cease to be normally absorbed by the body. It also has a negative effect on the stomach. The mucous membrane is damaged and the epithelial cells die, the secretion of gastric juice is disturbed. In this regard, alcohol can provoke such diseases as: gastritis, pancreatitis, various types of ulcers, diabetes.

FACT 23. EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON THE LIVER

The liver is a very important "mechanism" for our body, it serves us as a kind of filter that protects our body. With prolonged alcohol consumption, an inflammatory process appears, called "alcoholic depatitis", and after the well-known "cirrhosis of the liver" occurs.

FACT 24. ALCOHOL AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

A common negative effect of alcohol on the heart, its increase. Active consumption leads to heart attacks, strokes, and generally destroys the cardiovascular system. For those with heart disease, alcoholcontraindicated even in small doses.

MADE 25. LOSS OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL STATUS

Besides the fact that alcohol is harmful to health, it completely destroys a person's entire life. When a person drinks alcohol for many years, it leads to the destruction of the family, the loss of work, the loss of friends, self-flogging. and other consequences.

FACT 26. EFFECTS ON THE KIDNEY

The kidneys are also at great risk from alcohol consumption. With frequent use, they collect many toxic substances that alcohol contains, then the tissues of the organs are changed and various diseases such as necrosis progress, kidney stones, kidney failure and other diseases.

DONE 27. BRAIN IS BROKEN

Alcohol is very dangerous for our brain. Ethanol enters all of our brain systems. It begins to cause thrombosis, after which the blood vessels burst and neurons die in the brain.

FACT 28. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON Semen

It's not just that doctors recommend giving up alcohol a week before testing. Etinol negatively affects the condition of sperm, and for the condition to improve, it is necessary to refrain from drinking alcohol for at least 3 months.

FACT 29. WOMEN DRINK ARE MORE ABLE AT HOME

No wonder the like is attracted to the lik. Due to the fact that alcohol causes aggression and changes in human behavior, beatings often occur in these families.

MAKES 30. FATHER'S ALCOHOLISM AFFECTS NEGATIVE AT BIRTH OF DAUGHTER

Why is paternal alcoholism more dangerous for a daughter than during the birth of a son? Fatherly alcoholism inflicts great trauma on the daughter, since the image of the father is projected onto the image of the man as a whole.

Everyone's choice to drink or not. But before you decide to grab a bottle of beer, first think not of yourself, but of those around you. After all, hurt them in the first place.