Everyone knows that alcohol is harmful to health. Even so, 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 for more than a generation. Despite its known harmful effect on the body, this world does not stop drinking. It is firmly rooted in our culture.
But you are not everyone and you can resist this "drink culture". And understanding how harmful alcohol really is can help you with that. So here you will find facts that you may never have known.
FACT 1. ALCOHOL LEADS TO DEATH AND DISABILITY
Alcohol abuse is fatal early in life. In the 20 to 39 age group, approximately 13, 5% of deaths are related to alcohol.
FACT 2. CHANGE OF MENTAL STATE
Long-term alcohol consumption has been shown to alter a person's psychological state. There is aggression, depression, depression, irrational conflict.
FACT 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.
FACT 4. A DRIED WINE GLASS SLOWS THE BRAIN PROCESS
A glass of auditory wine suppresses the brain for 12-15 days. With the frequent use of alcohol, the time of harmful effects on the brain increases significantly.
FACT 5, 80% OF SUICIDES HAPPEN UNDER ALCOHOL
Almost 80% of suicides occur in people under the influence of alcohol, according to the conclusion of the medical examiner. Over 75% of all rapes, murders, robberies and thefts also reside in the conscience of criminals who have committed drunken illegal acts.
FACT 6. REDUCED LIFE EXPANSION
Constant alcohol consumption leads to premature aging. The life expectancy of people prone to drunkenness is 15-20 years shorter than the statistical average.
FACT 7. ALCOHOL INHIBITS SEXUAL ATTRACTION
It is generally accepted that alcohol works as an aphrodisiac and is increasingly tempting people to have sex, but this is not the case. Scientists have proven that you cannot drink alcohol before sex. In fact, alcohol slows a man down and prevents him from having an erection. And what happens is that the more alcohol in the blood, the faster the brain's ability to respond to sexual stimulation decreases.
FACT 8. ALCOHOL NEGATIVELY INFLUENCES A WOMAN'S CAPACITY TO CONCEPT A CHILD
A team of Danish scientists investigated 6, 120 women aged 21 to 45 years. All participants maintained a regular relationship with the partner and actively tried 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 acts and the presence of bad habits in each partner (use alcohol, smoking and more). A total of 4, 210 participants (69%) managed to become 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 managed to get pregnant. Participants who abstained from alcohol - 1, 381 women managed to become pregnant. Scientists calculated that drinking this amount of alcohol reduces the chances of getting pregnant by 18%.
FACT 9. ETHYL ALCOHOL CONTENT IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
What is ethyl alcohol? And why is it harmful to our body? “Ethyl alcohol is a highly flammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic odor, it is a potent drug that causes excitement and paralysis. nervous system ". This definition is given by the official GOST 183000-72 on page 5. 1. for ethyl alcohol in 1972. Unfortunately, after that, the definition changed its true essence, under the pressure of the alcohol and drug mafia, whichcan be tracked under GOST.
FACT 10. MOTION COORDINATION DISORDER
In an intoxicated person, the coordination of movements is impaired with the consumption of a large amount of alcohol. The number of errors in solving any tasks, to carry out normal work operations, increases.
FACT 11. ALCOHOL IS DEPENDENT
Alcohol is a drug, like any drug, addictive. Alcoholism is a serious chronic disease, usually difficult to cure. For an alcoholic, the state of intoxication is the best psychological state. This thirst is in such a state that it prevents the person from quitting drinking.
FACT 12. HOT WHITE
Delirium tremens is an alcoholic psychosis. Most often it occurs in a hangover state. It is accompanied by insomnia, hand tremors, unfounded fears, auditory and visual mistakes (shadow movement, noise, calls). A man suffering alcoholism, reacts violently to his hallucinations, flees or defends himself from persecution.
FACT 13. MURDERERS ARE COMMITTED UNDER ALCOHOLIC DRINK
According to official figures, 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 judicial decisions in criminal cases. This is about half of the decisions made during the same period. In all the texts, it was confirmed: “I drank alcoholic drinks”, “I was in a state of alcoholic intoxication” and so on.
FACT 14. WOMEN SLEEP FASTER THAN MEN
It is a proven fact that women drink 4 times faster for biological reasons than men. Children in these families degrade 5 times faster.
FACT 15: ALCOHOLISM IS TRANSFERRED BY PARENTS TO A CHILD
In a family where parents are addicted to alcohol, 89% of children and adolescents are also addicted to alcohol. The reasons are:
- Lack of family ideology.
- An example of alcoholic parents.
- One-parent family.
- Lack of attention from parents.
A very small percentage of childhood alcoholism, in which both parents in the family do not drink alcohol.
FACT 16. ALCOHOL CONSUMES POPULATION
This "parasite" is able to exterminate a large part of the population. That is how the American Indians were created not with firearms, but with "water fire". And now let's compare Russia's statistics at the moment: men use alcohol - 99. 5%, women - 96. 4%. The numbers are impressive.
FACT 17. ADOLESCENTS ARE MORE SLOPED TO ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
In adolescence, the human body develops and forms itself, therefore, during this period, your body becomes more sensitive and, therefore, the formation of addiction occurs in an accelerated way in 2-3 years (the sooner the child experiencedalcohol, the fastest).
FACT 18. ALCOHOL AFFECTS YOUR CHARACTER
With the use of alcohol, the child becomes more irritated, increases aggression, isolation, decreases social sensitivity, degradation and also mental activity of the brain, consequently also school performance. Most of the time, teenagers grow up to become sociopaths who don't understand the moral side of the issue.
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 that the alcohol contains. It reduces life expectancy by 20 years, not to mention quality and effect.
FACT 20. ALCOHOL AFFECTS WOMEN'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, disheveled and aggressive.
FACT 21. ACCEPTANCE OF POWERFUL ALCOHOL INFLUENCE ON A CHILD'S FRUIT
Every woman knows this, but on the streets we still find girls or women who, being in this position, do not refuse to have a glass of wine. But even this glass can harm the child.
However, if the expectant mother regularly drinks alcohol during pregnancy, the baby will develop fetal alcohol syndrome (fetal alcohol syndrome). These children usually have malformations of external organs, arms and legs. small, the head is disproportionate compared to the body. These children grow and develop slowly compared to other children.
FACT 22. NEGATIVE INFLUENCE
Alcohol has a negative effect on the small intestine. It changes the structure of cells and all useful substances are no longer normally absorbed by the body. It also has a negative effect on the stomach. The mucous membrane is damaged, epithelial cells are dying, the secretion of gastric juice is interrupted. In this sense, alcohol can cause diseases such as gastritis, pancreatitis, various types of ulcers, diabetes.
FACT 23. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON LIVER
The liver is a very important "mechanism" for our body; it serves as a kind of filter that protects our body. With the prolonged use of alcohol, an inflammatory process, called "alcoholic despatitis", appears and after the known "cirrhosis of the liver" occurs.
FACT 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 who have heart disease, alcohol is indicated even in small doses.
FACT 25. LOSS OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL STATUS
In addition to the fact that alcohol is harmful to health, it also completely destroys a person's life. When a person has been drinking alcohol for many years, it leads to the destruction of the family, loss of work, loss of friends, self-harm and other consequences.
FACT 26. EFFECTS ON KIDNEY
The kidneys are also at great risk when drinking alcohol. With frequent use, they collect a lot of toxic substances that alcohol contains and then the tissues of the organs change and various diseases, such as the progress of necrosis, kidney stones, kidney failure and other diseases.
FACT 27. THE BRAIN IS BROKEN
Alcohol is very dangerous for our brain. Ethanol penetrates all the systems in our brain. It begins to cause thrombosis, after which blood vessels burst and neurons die in the brain.
FACT 28. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON Sperm
It's not just that doctors recommend stopping drinking a week before testing. Ethinol negatively affects sperm status and in order for the condition to improve, it is necessary to abstain from alcohol for at least 3 months.
FACT 29. WOMEN WHO DRINK ARE MORE ABLE TO RETURN HOME
No wonder tastes are attracted to tastes. Due to the fact that alcohol causes aggressions and changes in human behavior, beatings often occur in these families.
FACT 30. FATHER'S ALCOHOLISM NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THE BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER
Why is paternal alcoholism more dangerous for a daughter than when a child is born? Paternal alcoholism inflicts great trauma on the girl, since the father's image is projected onto the image of the man as a whole.
Everyone's choice is to drink or not. But before you decide to take a bottle of beer, first think not of yourself, but who is nearby. After all, harm them first.