When people think of drugs they think of substances like marijuana, cocaine, and other “hard” drugs. Most people overlook the most abused drugs, alcohol. They do not realize how alcohol is a damaging drug as any other substance. The effects and consequences that alcohol can pose on the human body is overwhelming. It does not pose a serious concern if drinking is practically safely but if binge drinking is practice instead it becomes a serious problem. Unfortunately, many underage drinkers do not practice safe practice and it leads to serious short and long term situations. There is significant evidence that proves that drinking alcohol harms a person physically, mentally, and spiritually especially when drinking is practice underage.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2010, one and five if teen driver involved in fatal automobile accidents have been reported to have registered traces if alcohol in their systems, 81 percent of these drivers had higher than the legal blood alcohol concentration limits. It is illegal for all underage people to drive with any alcohol in their systems and even more serious that there is a significant percentage with high blood alcohol concentration. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tweet “Every day in America, another 27 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes.” Often times the alcohol influence the teenagers to drive because their risk assessment judgement and inhibitions is deceased, or they know that they did something wrong so they become afraid to call a safe ride to where they need to go. No matter what their reason, there are still too many people drinking and driving. Even if they get lucky, there is no good excuse for drinking and furthermore driving while under the …show more content…
A major organ that is effected by the use of alcohol is the brain. Alcohol kill brain cells leading to problems like memory loss, confusion, and attention difficulties. The nervous system is depressed by the alcohol, weakening physical balance loss and decease in bodily functions. The serotonin and GABA receptors are heavily effected, the individual’s thought process of situations are shortened leading to more risky and violent behaviors. And dementia is also commonly diagnosed earlier for drinkers because the brain’s aging is sped up. Since most of the metabolism of alcohol occurs in the liver, it takes a major beating. According to Medical News Today at least 90% of heavy drinkers will develop fatty liver, which if treated early and properly is reversible. If excessive drinking is continued a person may develop alcoholic hepatitis. The liver is an important organ to the whole body, if the liver is not functioning right multiple other organs will shut done as well. Heart disease is common because drinking triggers hormones that will constrict blood vessel and led to higher blood pressure. The fluctuation of blood pressure during episodes of drinking will leads to stroke, heart attacks, cardiomyopathy, and arrhythmias. Alcohol also increases your risk of various different cancers. Cancers that are often caused by drinking included mouth, throat, and stomach. Due to the
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2010, one and five if teen driver involved in fatal automobile accidents have been reported to have registered traces if alcohol in their systems, 81 percent of these drivers had higher than the legal blood alcohol concentration limits. It is illegal for all underage people to drive with any alcohol in their systems and even more serious that there is a significant percentage with high blood alcohol concentration. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tweet “Every day in America, another 27 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes.” Often times the alcohol influence the teenagers to drive because their risk assessment judgement and inhibitions is deceased, or they know that they did something wrong so they become afraid to call a safe ride to where they need to go. No matter what their reason, there are still too many people drinking and driving. Even if they get lucky, there is no good excuse for drinking and furthermore driving while under the …show more content…
A major organ that is effected by the use of alcohol is the brain. Alcohol kill brain cells leading to problems like memory loss, confusion, and attention difficulties. The nervous system is depressed by the alcohol, weakening physical balance loss and decease in bodily functions. The serotonin and GABA receptors are heavily effected, the individual’s thought process of situations are shortened leading to more risky and violent behaviors. And dementia is also commonly diagnosed earlier for drinkers because the brain’s aging is sped up. Since most of the metabolism of alcohol occurs in the liver, it takes a major beating. According to Medical News Today at least 90% of heavy drinkers will develop fatty liver, which if treated early and properly is reversible. If excessive drinking is continued a person may develop alcoholic hepatitis. The liver is an important organ to the whole body, if the liver is not functioning right multiple other organs will shut done as well. Heart disease is common because drinking triggers hormones that will constrict blood vessel and led to higher blood pressure. The fluctuation of blood pressure during episodes of drinking will leads to stroke, heart attacks, cardiomyopathy, and arrhythmias. Alcohol also increases your risk of various different cancers. Cancers that are often caused by drinking included mouth, throat, and stomach. Due to the