Everyone knows that alcohol is bad for your health. However, they still continue to use in large quantities. Each country has its own national alcoholic beverage and even has a culture of consumption. Alcohol has existed and will exist for many generations. Despite the known harmful effects on the body, this world will not stop drinking. It is firmly rooted in our culture.
But you are not everyone and you can resist this "drinking culture". And understanding how harmful alcohol really is can help you in this endeavor. So here you will find truths you never knew.
FACT 1. ALCOHOL CAUSES DEATH AND DISABILITY
Alcohol abuse can be fatal in early life. Approximately 13. 5% of deaths in the 20-39 age group are alcohol-related.
FACT 2. CHANGE OF THE MENTAL STATE
It has long been proven that alcohol consumption changes a person's psychological state. There is aggression, depression, depression, unwarranted access to conflict.
FACT 3. Infectious diseases
Recently, a causal link has been established between the harmful use of alcohol and the development of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV / AIDS.
FACT 4. DRINK WINE SWEATS SLOW DOWN THE BROWN PROCESS
A glass of wine suffocates the brain for 12-15 days. Frequent use of alcohol significantly increases the duration of harmful effects on the brain.
SOLUTION: 5. 5% of suicides are under the influence of alcohol
According to forensic medical examination, almost 80% of suicides occur in alcoholics. More than 75% of all rapes, murders, robberies and burglaries are committed in accordance with the conscience of the perpetrators.
FACT 6. LIFE REDUCTION
Regular alcohol consumption causes premature aging. The life expectancy of people prone to drunkenness is 15-20 years shorter than the statistical average.
FACT 7. GIVING SEXUAL ATTRACTION IN ALCOHOL
It is believed that alcohol works as an aphrodisiac and increasingly encourages people to have sex, but this is not the case. Scientists have proved that you can not drink alcohol before sex. In fact, alcohol slows down a man and prevents him from getting an erection. And the reason for this is that the more alcohol in the blood, the less the brain's ability to respond to sexual stimulation.
FACT 8. Alcohol has a negative effect on a woman's ability to have children
A group of Danish scientists studied 6, 120 women aged 21-45. All participants were in regular contact with their partners and were actively trying to conceive. None of the participants received fertility treatment.
Each participant drank alcohol: beer, red or white wine, dessert wine or other alcoholic beverages. The study also took into account the number of sexual activities and the presence of bad habits in each partner (use of alcohol, smoking, and more). A total of 4, 210 participants (69%) were able to conceive during the study.
Research has shown that only 37 of women who drink alcohol (14 or more drinks a week) are able to get pregnant. 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%.
FACT 9. ETHYL ALCOHOL IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
What is ethyl alcohol? Why is it harmful to our body? “Ethyl alcohol is a very flammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic odor; It is a powerful drug that causes anxiety 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 nature under the pressure of the traceable alcohol-drug mafia. In GOST.
FACT 10. Impaired coordination
In a drunk person, the consumption of large amounts of alcohol impairs the coordination of movements. The number of errors in solving any task increases to perform normal work operations.
FACT 11. WANTS ALCOHOL
Alcohol, like any medicine, is addictive. Alcoholism is a serious chronic disease that is often difficult to treat. Alcoholism is the best psychological condition for an alcoholic. This thirst prevents a person from drinking in such a situation.
FACT 12. HOT WHITE
Delirium tremens is an alcoholic psychosis. It often hangs. Insomnia, trembling hands, unfounded fears, hearing and vision delusions (movement of shadows, noise, calls) occur. A person suffers from alcoholism, reacts violently to hallucinations, runs away or protects himself from persecution.
TRUTH 13. COURTS HAVE EXECUTED ALCOHOL
According to official data, 82% of murders in the Russian Federation are committed under the influence of alcohol. This was proved by RosPravosudie. They took 348, 000 texts of criminal court decisions. This is about half of the decisions made during the same period. All texts show the following: "they drank alcohol", "they were drunk" and so on.
FACT 14. WOMEN go to bed faster than men
It is a proven fact that women drink 4 times faster than men for biological reasons. Children in such families degenerate 5 times faster.
FACT 15: ALCOHOLISM IS GIVEN TO CHILDREN FROM PARENTS
In a family where parents suffer from alcohol dependence, 89% of children and adolescents are also dependent on alcohol. Reasons:
- Lack of family ideology.
- An example for alcoholic parents.
- Single parent family.
- Lack of attention from parents.
It is a very small part of child alcoholism in which both parents of the family do not drink alcohol at all.
FACT 16. USES ALCOHOL DAMAGE
This "parasite" is capable of destroying large populations. American Indians were trained in this way not with firearms, but with "water fire. "Now let's compare the statistics of Russia: men use alcohol - 99. 5%, women - 96. 4%. The figures are amazing.
FACT 17. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MUCH MORE ABOUT ALCOHOL INDEPENDENCE
During adolescence, the human body develops and takes shape, so during this period the body is more sensitive, and therefore the formation of addiction occurs in an accelerated mode for 2-3 years (the child previously drank alcohol, faster).
FACT 18. ALCOHOL AFFECTS YOUR CHARACTER
With the use of alcohol, the child becomes more irritable, aggression increases, becomes isolated, social sensitivity decreases, degradation, as well as mental activity of the brain, thereby performing at school. Most of these teenagers grow up as sociopaths who do not understand the moral side of the issue.
FACT 19. THE THIRD POPULAR CAUSE OF DEATH IS ALCOHOL
Half a million people in Russia are poisoned by alcohol every day. Poisoning is caused by the poison in alcohol. Life expectancy is 20 years shorter, not to mention the quality and impact.
TRUTH 20. ALCOHOL AFFECTS A WOMAN'S APPEARANCE
It is an obvious fact that alcohol greatly affects a woman's appearance. When used, the skin ages faster, the body is destroyed and the teeth deteriorate. The woman is ugly, rude and aggressive.
FACT 21. ALCOHOL RECEIVING STRONG EFFECT ON CHILDREN'S FRUIT
Every woman knows this, but we still meet girls or women on the streets who do not deny a glass of wine in this situation. However, even this glass can harm the child.
However, if the expectant mother regularly consumes alcohol during pregnancy, the baby will develop fetal alcohol syndrome (fetal alcohol syndrome). These children often have defects in the external organs, arms and legs. small, the head is disproportionate compared to the body. These children grow and develop more slowly than other children.
FACT 22. NEGATIVE EFFECTS
Alcohol has a negative effect on the intestines. It changes the structure of cells and all nutrients are normally absorbed into the body. It also has a negative effect on the stomach. The mucous membrane is damaged, dead cells, secretion of gastric juice is impaired. In this regard, alcohol can cause diseases such as gastritis, pancreatitis, various types of ulcers, diabetes.
TRUTH 23. THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON PUNISHMENT
The liver is a very important "mechanism" for our body; serves as a kind of filter that protects our body. Prolonged use of alcohol leads to the so-called "alcoholic hepatitis", which then develops into an inflammatory process called "liver cirrhosis".
FACT 24. ALCOHOL AND THE HEART CARD SYSTEM
Increased negative effects of alcohol on the heart. Active consumption causes heart attacks, strokes and generally destroys the cardiovascular system. Alcohol is contraindicated in small doses for people with heart disease.
FACT 25. LOSS OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL STATUS
In addition to being harmful to health, alcohol completely destroys a person's entire life. When a person drinks alcohol for many years, it leads to the breakup of the family, the loss of work, the loss of friends, and the raising of the flag. and other results.
FACT 26. EFFECTS ON THE KIDNEY
The kidneys are also at high risk when drinking alcohol. When used frequently, they accumulate many toxins contained in alcohol, then body tissues change and various diseases such as necrosis, kidney stones, kidney failure and other diseases develop.
FACT 27. BRAIN BREAK
Alcohol is very dangerous for our brain. Ethanol penetrates all systems of our brain. It begins to provoke thrombosis, after which blood vessels explode and neurons in the brain die.