Deadly+Truths+about+Alcohol

There are many things that alcohol is thought to be. Most of those things are lies. Alcohol is often believed to be a stimulant, because it lets you "loosen up" and have more fun. Actually, alcohol is an depressant. It affects the central nervous system, and slows down the functioning of your brain. So no, alcohol won't make you happy.

Many of you are concerned about your weight. After all, you don't want to be fat. Some of you might be on a diet to loose weight. But did you know that if you drink beer, the dieting is pointless? Beer contains a lot of empty calories, which will cause more weight gain than you think.

A side effect of drinking is a hangover. Though many cures have been invented to make it go away faster, like coffee or fresh air, the only real possible remedy is time. And time is something not many of us have. If you binge-drink, the next day is ruined for you. This can affect your grades, work and relationships.

Though the effects of alcohol seem to be something that is faraway, they might jump at you at any moment, and change your life forever. They might come in any shape or size, in a way that you would never suspect. One of the victims of alcohol is Tom Melin. As you can see in the video below, he didn't anticipate his accident.

media type="youtube" key="K27qLWi56Ow&hl=en" height="284" width="337" People who binge drink ( the drinking of 5 or more drinks (for men) or 4 or more (for women) are especially subject to blackouts and "slips". When one drinks too much alcohol quickly, especially on an empty stomach, can cause a blackout, or an interval of time when a person can't remember what he did or where he was. These blackouts often lead to potentially harmful engagements, s uch as vandalism, driving or unprotected sex.



Drinking alcohol can have some long-term effects, as well as the ones that pass through quickly. When you consume alcohol excessively regularly you can become dependent, or addicted. I f you suddenly stop consuming alcohol, you might experience agitation, anxiety and confusion. Recovering from this addiction can take a lot of time and is a hard process. Other long-term effects of drinking include brain damage, serious liver disease, infertility, malnutrition and obesity. Alcohol can cause or help the development pancreatic cancer, as well as other forms of cancer.

Even the famous aren't safe from the dangers of alcohol! Many of you have probably heard of the Dirty-Dancing star Patrick Swayze. Recently, he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has been known to be caused partly by alcoholism. Swayze has been an alcoholic for years, and had drinking problems. A doctor's first reaction to the pancreatic cancer is that the person was probably an alcoholic. As you can see, nobody is safe from the dangers of alcohol!

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