Everyone knows that alcohol is bad for your health. However, they continue to use it in large quantities. Each country has its own national alcoholic beverage and even has a culture of its use. Alcohol has been and will exist for more than a generation. Despite its well-known harmful effects on the body, this world will not stop drinking. It is firmly entrenched in our culture.
But you are not all and you can resist this "drinking culture". And realizing how harmful alcohol actually is can help you with that. So here you will find facts you may never have known.
FACT 1. ALCOHOL LEADS TO DEATH AND DISABILITY
Alcohol abuse is fatal early in life. In the 20-39 age group, approximately 13. 5% of deaths are alcohol-related.
FACT 2. CHANGE OF MENTAL STATE
Prolonged alcohol consumption has been shown to alter a person's psychological state. There is aggression, depression, depression, unreasonable conflict.
FACT 3. INFECTIOUS DISEASES
A causal link has recently been established between harmful alcohol use and the incidence of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV / AIDS.
FACT 4. A GLASS OF DRY WINE SLOWS BRAIN PROCESS
A glass of auditory wine suppresses the brain for 12-15 days. With frequent use of alcohol, the time of harmful effects on the brain increases significantly.
FACT 5. 80% OF SUICIDES OCCUR UNDER ALCOHOL
Almost 80% of suicides occur in people under the influence of alcohol, according to the forensic examination. More than 75% of all rapes, murders, robberies and robberies are also on the conscience of criminals who have committed illegal acts.
FACT 6. REDUCED LIFE EXTENSION
Constant consumption of alcohol leads to premature aging. The life expectancy of people prone to drunkenness is 15-20 years shorter than the statistical average.
FACT 7. ALCOHOL PROHIBITS SEXUAL ATTRACTION
It is generally accepted that alcohol acts as an aphrodisiac and increasingly tempts people to have sex, but this is not the case. Scientists have proven that you can not drink alcohol before sex. In fact, alcohol slows down a man and prevents him from getting an erection. And what happens is that the more alcohol there is in the blood, the faster the brain's ability to respond to sexual stimulation decreases.
FACT 8. ALCOHOL NEGATIVELY AFFECTS WOMEN'S ABILITY TO CONCEIVE A CHILD
A team of Danish scientists is investigating 6, 120 women aged 21-45. All participants were in regular contact with their partner and were actively trying to conceive. None of the participants received fertility treatment.
Each of the participants drank alcohol: beer, red or white wine, dessert wine or other alcoholic beverages. The study also takes into account the number of sexual acts and the presence of bad habits in each partner (alcohol use, smoking, etc. ). A total of 4, 210 participants (69%) were able to conceive during the study.
The study found that women who drank alcohol (14 or more drinks a week) only got pregnant. Participants who abstained from alcohol - 1381 women managed to get pregnant. Scientists have 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 powerful drug that causes agitation and then paralysis. nervous system ". This definition is given by the official GOST 183000 - 72 p. 5. 1. for ethyl alcohol in 1972. Unfortunately, then the definition changed its true nature under the pressure of the alcohol and drug mafia, which can be traced GOST.
FACT 10. BREACH OF MOVEMENT COORDINATION
In an intoxicated person, the coordination of movements is impaired with a large amount of alcohol consumption. The number of errors in solving any tasks increases to perform normal work operations.
FACT 11. ALCOHOL IS ADDICTED
Alcohol is a drug, like any drug, it is addictive. Alcoholism is a serious chronic disease that is often difficult to treat. For the alcoholic, the state of intoxication is the best psychological state. This thirst is in such a state prevents a person from giving up drinking.
FACT 12. HOT WHITE
Delirium tremens is an alcoholic psychosis. It most often occurs in a state of hangover. It is accompanied by insomnia, trembling hands, unfounded fears, auditory and visual deceptions (movement of shadows, noise, calls). A person suffers from alcohol dependence, reacts violently to his hallucinations, runs away or defends himself from persecution.
FACT 13. MURDER IS KILLED WITH ALCOHOL DRINKING
According to official data, 82% of murders in the Russian Federation were committed under the influence of alcohol. This was proved by RosPravosudie. They took 348 thousand texts of court decisions in criminal cases. This is about half of the decisions made during the same period. All texts state the following: "they drank alcoholic beverages", "were in a state of intoxication", etc.
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 such families break down 5 times faster.
FACT 15: ALCOHOLISM IS TRANSMITTED TO THE CHILD BY THE PARENTS
In a family where parents suffer from alcohol dependence, 89% of children and adolescents are also addicted to alcohol. The reasons are:
- Lack of family ideology.
- Example of alcoholic parents.
- Single parent family.
- Lack of parental attention.
A very small percentage of childhood alcoholism in which both parents in the family do not drink alcohol at all.
FACT 16. ALCOHOL NEEDS POPULATION
This "parasite" is capable of destroying a huge number of the population. This is how American Indians are raised not with firearms, but with "water fire". And now let's compare the statistics of Russia at the moment: men use alcohol - 99, 5%, women - 96, 4%. The numbers are staggering.
FACT 17. Teenagers are more prone to alcohol dependence
In adolescence, the human body develops and forms, therefore during this period their body is more sensitive and therefore the formation of dependence occurs in an accelerated mode for 2-3 years (the earlier the child has tried alcohol, the morequickly).
FACT 18. ALCOHOL REFLECTS YOUR CHARACTER
With the use of alcohol, the child becomes more irritable, increased aggression, withdrawal, decreased social sensitivity, degradation, as well as mental activity of the brain, and thus success in school. Most often, such adolescents grow up as sociopaths who do not 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 contained in alcohol. It shortens life expectancy by 20 years, not to mention its quality and effect.
FACT 20. ALCOHOL Affects a woman's appearance
The obvious fact is that alcohol strongly affects a woman's appearance. When used, the skin ages faster, the body breaks down and the teeth deteriorate. The woman becomes ugly, clumsy and aggressive.
FACT 21. ADMISSION OF ALCOHOLIC POWERFUL INFLUENCE OF FRUIT BY A CHILD
Every woman knows about this, but on the streets we still meet girls or women who, being in this situation, do not refuse a glass of wine. But even this cup 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 often have malformations of the external organs, arms and legs. small, the head is disproportionate to the body. These children grow and develop slowly compared to other children.
FACT 22. NEGATIVE EFFECTS
Alcohol has a negative effect on the small intestine. It changes the structure of the cells and all the nutrients stop being absorbed normally in the body. It also has a negative effect on the stomach. The mucosa is damaged, epithelial cells die, the secretion of gastric juice is disturbed. In this regard, alcohol can cause diseases such as: gastritis, pancreatitis, various types of ulcers, diabetes.
FACT 23. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK
The liver is a very important "mechanism" for our body; it serves as a kind of filter for us that protects our body. Prolonged use of alcohol causes an inflammatory process called "alcoholic depatitis" and then the well-known "cirrhosis of the liver".
FACT 24. ALCOHOL AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Often the negative effects of alcohol on the heart, its expansion. Active consumption leads to heart attacks, strokes and generally destroys the cardiovascular system. For those with heart disease, alcohol is contraindicated even in small doses.
FACT 25. LOSS OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL CONDITION
In addition to the fact that alcohol is harmful to health, it also completely destroys a person's entire life. When a person drinks alcohol for many years, it leads to the destruction of the family, loss of job, loss of friends, self-flagellation and other consequences.
FACT 26. EFFECTS ON THE KIDNEY
The kidneys are also at high risk for alcohol consumption. With frequent use, they collect many toxic substances that alcohol contains, and then the organs change and progress to various diseases, such as necrosis, kidney stones, kidney failure and other diseases.
FACT 27. THE BRAIN IS HUMAN
Alcohol is very dangerous for our brain. Ethanol penetrates all systems of our brain. It begins to provoke thrombosis, after which blood vessels rupture and neurons die in the brain.
FACT 28. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON Sperm
Not only do doctors recommend that you give up alcohol a week before the tests. Ethinol adversely affects the condition of sperm and to improve the condition, it is necessary to abstain from alcohol for at least 3 months.
FACT 29. WOMEN'S DRINKS ARE MORE ABLE TO HOME
No wonder the like is attracted to the like. Due to the fact that alcohol provokes aggression and changes in human behavior, beatings often occur in such families.
FACT 30. FATHER'S ALCOHOLIS DENIES NEGATIVE BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
Why is paternal alcoholism more dangerous for a daughter than when a son is born? The father's alcoholism inflicts great trauma on the girl, as the image of the father is projected onto the image of the man as a whole.
Everyone's choice to drink or not. But before you decide to take a bottle of beer, think first of all not about yourself, but about those around you. In the end, it hurt them in the first place.