30 proven facts about the dangers of alcohol consumption

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

But you are not all and you can resist this "drinking culture". And realizing how bad alcohol really is can help you with that. So, here you will find facts that you may never have known.

DONE 1. ALCOHOL LEADS TO DEATH AND DISABILITY

Alcohol abuse is fatal early in life. In the 20-39 age group, approximately 13. 5% of deaths are alcohol-related.

DONE 2. CHANGE OF MENTAL STATE

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

DONE 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.

DONE 4. DRY WINE GLASS SLOWS DOWN THE BRAIN PROCESS

A glass of auditory wine suppresses the brain for 12-15 days. With frequent use of alcohol, the time of damaging effects on the brain increases significantly.

DONE 5. 80% OF SUICIDES HAPPEN UNDER ALCOHOL

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

DONE 6. REDUCED LIFE EXPANSION

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

DONE 7. ALCOHOL INHIBITS SEXUAL ATTRACTION

It is generally accepted that alcohol works as an aphrodisiac and causes more and more people to have sex, but it doesn't. Scientists have proved that you cannot drink alcohol before sex. In fact, alcohol slows a man down and prevents him from achieving an erection. And what happens is because the more alcohol in the blood, the faster the brain's ability to respond to sexual stimulation decreases.

DONE 8. ALCOHOL NEGATIVELY AFFECTS A WOMAN'S ABILITY TO CONCEPT A CHILD

A team of Danish scientists studied 6. 120 women between the ages of 21 and 45. All of the participants had a regular relationship with their partner and were actively trying 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 beverages. The study also took into account the number of sexual acts and the presence of bad habits in each partner (use alcohol, smoking and more). A total of 4, 110 participants (69%) managed to get pregnant during the study.

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

DONE 9. CONTENT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

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

DONE 10. LACK OF COORDINATION OF THE MOVEMENT

In an intoxicated person, the coordination of movements is impaired by a large amount of alcohol consumption. The number of errors in solving any task increases to perform normal business operations.

DONE 11. ALCOHOL IS ADDICT

Alcohol is a drug, like any other drug, it is addictive. Alcoholism is a serious chronic disease, very often difficult to cure. For an alcoholic, the state of intoxication is the best psychological state. This thirst is in this state prevents a person from quitting drinking.

DONE 12. WARM WHITE

Delirium tremens is an alcoholic psychosis. Most often it occurs in a state of hangover. It is accompanied by insomnia, hand tremors, groundless fears, auditory and visual deceptions (movement of shadows, noise, calls). The man suffering from alcohol addiction, reacts violently to his hallucinations, flees or defends himself from chase.

DONE 13. THE MURDERERS ARE COMMITTED UNDER ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

According to official data, 82% of murders in the Russian Federation are committed under the influence of alcohol. This has been shown by RosPravosudie. They took 348, 000 texts of judicial decisions in criminal proceedings. This is about half of the decisions made during the same period. In all the texts the following was indicated: "they drank alcoholic beverages", "was in a state of alcoholic intoxication" and so on.

FACT 14. WOMEN sleep faster than men

It is proven that women drink 4 times faster for biological reasons than men. Children in these families degrade 5 times faster.

FACT 15: ALCOHOLISM IS TRANSFERRED TO A CHILD BY PARENTS

In a family where parents suffer from alcohol addiction, 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 small percentage of childhood alcoholism, in which both parents in the family do not drink alcohol at all.

DONE 16. THE POPULATION CONSUMES ALCOHOL

This "parasite" is capable of exterminating a huge number of the population. This is how American Indians were raised not with firearms, but with "water fire". And now let's compare the statistics of Russia at the moment: men usealcohol - 99. 5%, women - 96. 4%. The numbers are staggering.

DONE 17. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MORE INCLINED IN ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL

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

DONE 18. ALCOHOL AFFECTS YOUR CHARACTER

With the use of alcohol, the child becomes more irritable, aggression increases, isolation, social sensitivity decreases, the degradation and also the mental activity of the brain, therefore also the academic performance. Very often such adolescents grow up to be sociopaths who do not understand the moral side of the matter.

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

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

DONE 20. ALCOHOL AFFECTS THE APPEARANCE OF A WOMAN

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

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

Every woman knows this, but on the street we still meet girls or women who, being in this position, do not deny themselves a glass of wine. But even this glass can harm the baby.

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

DONE 22. NEGATIVE INFLUENCE

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

FACT 23. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON THE LIVER

The liver is a very important "mechanism" for our body, it serves as a kind of filter for us that protects our body. With prolonged use of alcohol, an inflammatory process, called "Alcohol Depatitis" appears, and after that the famous "liver cirrhosis" occurs.

DONE 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, alcohol is contraindicated even in small doses.

DONE 25. LOSS OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL STATUS

In addition to the fact that alcohol is bad for health, it also completely destroys a person's entire life. When a person has been drinking alcohol for many years, this leads to the destruction of the family, loss of work, loss of friends, self-flagellation, and other consequences.

DONE 26. EFFECTS ON KIDNEYS

The kidneys are also at great risk when drinking alcohol. With frequent use, they collect a lot of toxic substances that alcohol contains, so the tissues of the organs change and various diseases progress, such as necrosis, kidney stones, kidney failure and other diseases.

DONE 27. THE BRAIN IS BROKEN

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

DONE 28. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON semen

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

DONE 29. WOMEN WHO DRINK ARE MORE ABLE TO GO HOME

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

DONE 30. THE FATHER'S ALCOHOLISM AFFECTS A NEGATIVE ON THE BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER

Why is paternal alcoholism more dangerous for a daughter than when a son is born? Paternal alcoholism inflicts great trauma on the girl, as the image of the father is projected onto the image of the man as a whole.

Everyone's choice whether to drink or not. But before you decide to get a bottle of beer, first think not about yourself, but about who is around. After all, damage them in the first place.