Brain Injury And Analysis

“It’s not why one becomes an addict, but how.” These wise words originated from my father as he was explaining addiction and the causes. He explained that addiction’s origins stemmed from environmental stimuli as well as the brain. Within the brain, the nervous system contains many and distinct nerves, communicating by neurotransmitters. Drugs, like alcohol, disrupt the communication by mimicking the chemicals that neurotransmitters send. These pseudo-chemicals stimulate the nervous system, flooding the body with hormones such as serotonin and sometimes dopamine, which both induce pleasure and tranquility. When the bliss wears off, the brain wonders where the exuberance went. where the only solution for some people is to drink more, rather …show more content…
After consuming alcohol, the brain exhibits poor judgement and poor body mechanics. Injuries by traffic and other kind of accidents are more prone to happen. I interviewed a man who claimed that he had his first alcoholic beverage at 11 years old. For nearly, 30 years of his life he was controlled by this drug. He would like to remain anonymous, but explained to me the various effects of alcohol that had happened to him. He discussed physical health effects and told me that, “There were physical traumas due to a lot of things, including trips, falls, car and motorcycle accidents” (anonymous).These physical traumas can not only happen to the intoxicated, but also to the innocent bystanders. Too many die from car accidents that resulted from a drunk teen behind the wheel. Here, people are put in danger and their lives are at stake. And as much as there are accidents on the road because of intoxication, there are also accidents that result from, like the man said, trips and falls. Even trips and falls put outsiders in harm’s way. Imagine a drunk falling down stair cases and taking down another with him. No matter what, someone is bound to get hurt, and the only way to minimize injuries and even deaths, is to ban alcohol. Banning alcohol would help to lower alcoholic youth and adult car accidents. Along with injuries and accidents, the brain is damaged as well. Brain development slows down and nearly stops.The interviewee described to me that, “There was a lack of brain maturity and my emotional brain development was affected by alcohol” (anonymous). Over time, the brain and other organs are damaged as more alcohol is consumed. Physically, the brain is affected, but it also is affected psychologically when “there was pain from the body from wanting [alcohol] again,”(anonymous). The addiction can unfortunately have a snowball effect,