Long-term effects of alcohol on the central nervous system include tolerance, dependency, and irreversible damage. Changes in tolerance for alcohol, and the alcoholic drinker's dependency on alcohol, demonstrate that changes occur in the brain. With each drinking episode, central nervous system functions deteriorate in a predictable sequence, beginning with intellectual functioning, followed by disturbances in sensory and motor control. Last affected are the automatic biological functions, such as breathing and heart action. The brain is the organ that is most affected by alcohol, and proves that it is being damaged
After researching the 10 leading causes of death in the United states, I discovered that they were heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, accidents, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, nephritis and suicide. Heart disease being the leading cause of death is surprising to me because that is an illness that can relatively be controlled. Heart disease can be caused by unhealthy diet, smoking, lack of exercise and being overweight. Since this is known to everyone that heart disease is a huge risk, it's surprising that more people so not take more action to reduce this risk. In my opinion, a disease that can be controlled by just keeping yourself healthy, should not be a leading cause of death.
The harmful use of alcohol generally originates from young people who binge drink (WHO, 2011). Alcohol abuse is different from alcoholism as this stems from craving alcohol at all times (helpguide, 2011). Young people who binge drink risk serious health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, brain damage, type two diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver which
Most people view alcoholism as a controllable disease and a “personal emotional weakness”. (Milam & Ketcham, 1983) Many professionals have debated the reasons why repeat drunk drivers exist. The reasons vary from chemical imbalances, genetics or heredity, or mental reasoning. The book titled, “Under the Influence”, seeks to explain
The effects begin to occur as soon as the alcohol enters the blood stream” (Project Know, 2013). If a person continues to consume alcohol more than they can handle they will begin to feel confused and drowsy during that time, and if they do this on a regular basis they will eventually crave more which, then, leads to addiction. If a person consumes too much alcohol they can become sick and that can cause alcohol poisoning, and a person can be put in the hospital; it can also be fatal. “Because large amounts of alcohol can be poisonous to the body, a person who consumes large amounts of alcohol will often become very sick. The urge to vomit will continue, and the individual may even break out in a fever or rash.
The Harmful Effects of Drinking and Driving Don’t think Drinking and driving is ok, you will get caught and pay the consequences. There are many harmful effects of drinking and driving. One prime example is of Tom Boyle who killed Brian Colgan in a drunk driving accident in 1995. He said "People need to be aware that what happened to me can happen to you. I had never thought about impaired driving as an issue in my youth, it wasn't a debate.
Death is a very serious thing that you cannot prevent, but what you can certainly do, is slow down the process by keeping your body healthy. In the United States Of America, more than 37,000 people die from alcohol use alone; This is according to The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Contrariwise the (CDC) does not even have a category for deaths caused by marihuana. It is more probable that you die by the use of alcohol, then from the use of marihuana. Not only can you die from alcohol use, but you can also end up hospitalized if you get intoxicated by it.
For most of the people and organizations that support lowering the drinking age, their case is a person can fight and die for their country, serve jury duty , vote for President, but cannot have a beer or two while doing so. There are a smorgasbord of pros and cons to each side of the story. Cons “Alcohol consumption is the third leading actual cause of death in the United States, a major contributing factor to unintentional injuries, the leading cause of death for youths and young adults, and accounts for an estimated 75,000 or more total deaths in the United States annually.” (Wechsler & Nelson, 2010). Alcohol abuse is everywhere; mostly so in young adult’s
It is addiction to alcoholic beverages which a person with this addiction usually drinks till they can't function . Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically an addictive illness, and in psychiatry several other terms are used, specifically "alcohol abuse" and "alcohol dependence," which have slightly different definitions (Wikipedia. (2012, March 12). Alcoholism is not a problem that only the Native American's have but other ethnic groups as well.
NICOTINE - millions and millions of people smoke cigarettes everyday that contain nicotine .Did you know smoking tobacco causes chemical and structural changes in the brain and is nicotine illegal... NO ! 2 ALCOHOL - The body can become dependent on alcohol when someone drinks regularly or heavily. constant drinking can cause serious liver problems , once again is alcohol illegal NO ! 3. CAFFEINE - it can cause problems if a person drinks several cups of coffee or other caffeine full drinks a day.