EFFECTS OF DRINKINGKelsey Harris

Effects of Alcohol

Alcohol effects: Brain Liver Kidney Stomach Heart

Short-Term Effects

Diseases Heart disease Liver disease cancer

Lowers your inhibitions Do things you wouldn’t do if sober Ignore the warning signs Do illegal things Easily influenced to do the wrong thing

Long-Term Effects

Alcoholism Cardiovascular disease More alcohol you consume, over time

your brain is more likely to shrink Leads to insomnia

Alcohol Hepatitis

Enlarges liver Permanent stain 50% of liver is stained between the first

30 days

Percentages %

2006,45% of drivers between the ages of 16-20 who were in motor vehicle crashes died, because the driver and/or others involved had been drinking.

The younger you start drinking the more likely you are to become addicted.

4of 10 people start drinking at age 15

Street Names of Alcohol

Booze Brews Hard Stuff Juice Sauce

Slurred speech Blurred vision Memory problem Unintentional

injuries

HIV risk due to impaired judgment

Paralysis of the nerves that move the eye

Mental confusion Slowed reaction time

#1 reason why you shouldn’t drink and drive.

Effects on the body… …..more effects!

More Effects

Body

Stomach Tar away stomach

lining Dehydration

Loose more water while body is trying to rid itself of alcohol

Kidney More likely to develop

kidney stones Liver

Cancer and other liver problems

Heart Increase blood

pressure

Stomach Kidney, Liver, Heart

Drinking and Driving

Teen drunk drivers

Liver

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