Friday, February 02, 2007

Alcohol. Do you know enough about?.


The alcohol needs no digesting and is absorbed directly through the walls of the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream.


*.- 1 to 2 drinks


  • Flushing of the skin.

  • Heart speeds up.


  • Talkative,animated.

*.- 3 drinks.




  • Judgment is slower.


  • Giddiness.


  • Coordinator is a bit off.


  • Driving impaired.

*.- 8 drinks.



  • Staggering.

  • Loss of balance.

  • Double vision.

*.- 15-20 drinks.



  • Skin is clammv

  • Pupils are dilated.Linconsciosness or ```out like a light``.

Alcohol affects everybody-some more quickly than others.Here is a chart of AVERAGE effects of drinks in the body..


Hangover usually occurs from 4 to 12 hours after the peak blood-alcohol level has been reached.


OTHER EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL INCLUDE:



  1. Brain:

Even small amounts of alcohol can affect intellectual functioning.


There is evidence that frequent and large intakes of alcohol may affect the brain cells...in some cases causing irreversible demage.



2.-Infections:


Large quantities of alcohol impair the body`s resistance to infection.


3. Liver.


Fat accumulates rapidly,enlarging the liver.


If liver cells die,inflammation follows and may lead to scar tissue formation and serious impairment of liver function ---cirrhosis of the liver---


Soon more about this important cases........................



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