Everyone knows that alcohol is harmful to health. But they still continue to use it in large quantities. Each country has its own national alcoholic beverage, and there is even a culture of its use. Alcohol existed and will exist for more than one generation. Despite its known harmful effect on the body, this world will not stop drinking. It is firmly ingrained in our culture.
But you are not all and you can resist this "drinking culture". And realizing how harmful alcohol is can actually help you with this. So, here you will find facts that you may never have known.
FACT 1. ALCOHOL LEADS TO DEATH AND DISABILITY
Alcohol abuse is fatal at a young age. In the age group 20 to 39 years, approximately 13. 5% of deaths are related to alcohol.
FACT 2. CHANGE OF MENTAL STATE
Long-term alcohol consumption has been shown to change a person's psychological state. There is aggression, depression, depression, unreasonable entry into 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. GLASS OF DRY WINE SLOWS THE BRAIN PROCESS
A glass of auditory wine suppresses the brain for 12 to 15 days. With frequent use of alcohol, the time of the harmful effects on the brain increases significantly.
FACT THAT 5. 80% OF SUICIDES OCCUR UNDER ALCOHOL
Almost 80% of suicides occur in people under the influence of alcohol, according to the conclusion of the forensic medical examination. More than 75% of all rapes, murders, robberies and robberies also fall on the conscience of criminals who committed illegal crimes. drunken actions.
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 mean.
FACT 7. ALCOHOLIC BRAINS SEXUAL ATTRACTION
It is generally accepted that alcohol works as an aphrodisiac and increasingly tempts people to have sex, but this is not the case. Scientists have shown that you cannot drink alcohol before having sex. In fact, alcohol slows down a man and prevents him from achieving an erection. And this is because the more alcohol in the blood, the faster the brain's ability to respond to sexual stimulation decreases.
FACT 8. ALCOHOL HAS A NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON A WOMAN'S ABILITY TO CONCEPT A CHILD
A team of Danish scientists investigated 6, 120 women between the ages of 21 and 45. All the participants were in a regular relationship with their partner and were actively trying to get pregnant. 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 took into account the number of sexual acts and the presence of bad habits in each couple (alcohol use, smoking and more). A total of 4, 210 participants (69%) were able 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. Those participants who abstained from alcohol - 1, 381 women were able to get pregnant. Scientists have calculated that drinking this amount of alcohol reduces the chances of getting pregnant by 18%.
FACT 9. CONTENT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
What is ethyl alcohol? And why is it harmful to our body? “Ethyl alcohol is a colorless liquid, highly flammable and with a characteristic odor, it is a powerful drug that causes excitement and then paralysis. nervous system. "This definition is given by the official GOST 183000 - 72 p. 5. 1. for ethyl alcohol in 1972. Unfortunately, after this, the definition changed its true essence, under pressure from the drug mafiaalcoholic, traceable in GOST.
FACT 10. MOVEMENT COORDINATION DISORDER
In an intoxicated person, coordination of movements is impaired with a large amount of alcohol consumption. The number of errors in the solution of any task increases to perform the usual work operations.
FACT 11. ALCOHOL IS DEPENDENT
Alcohol is a drug, like any drug, it is addictive. Alcoholism is a serious chronic disease, often 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 a person from stopping drinking.
DONE 12. HOT WHITE
Delirium tremens is an alcoholic psychosis. Most of the time it occurs in a hangover state. It is accompanied by insomnia, hand tremors, unfounded fears, auditory and visual deceptions appear (movement of shadows, noises, calls). Man suffering from alcohol addiction, reacts violently to his hallucinations, flees or defends himself from persecution.
FACT 13. KILLINGS ARE COMMITTED UNDER DRINKING ALCOHOLIC
According to official data, 82% of murders in the Russian Federation are committed under the influence of alcohol. This was tested by RosPravosudie. They took 348 thousand texts of judicial decisions in criminal cases. This is about half of the decisions made during the same period. In all the texts, the following was indicated: “they were drinking alcoholic beverages”, “they were 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 break down 5 times faster.
FACT 15: ALCOHOLISM IS TRANSFERRED TO A PARENT'S CHILD
In a family where parents suffer from alcohol addiction, 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.
- Inattention from parents.
A very small percentage of childhood alcoholism, where both parents in the family do not drink alcohol at all.
FACT 16. ALCOHOL CONSUMES THE POPULATION
This "parasite" is capable of exterminating a large number of the population. This is how American Indians were 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. ADOLESCENTS ARE MORE INCLINED TO DEPENDENCE ON ALCOHOL
In adolescence, the human body develops and forms, therefore, during this period your body is more sensitive and therefore the formation of dependence occurs in an accelerated manner in 2-3 years (the soonerthe boy tried alcohol, the fastest).
FACT 18. ALCOHOL AFFECTS YOUR CHARACTER
With the use of alcohol, the child becomes more irritable, aggression, isolation, diminished social sensitivity, degradation and also the mental activity of the brain increase, therefore also school performance. Very often such adolescents become sociopaths who do not understand the moral side of the problem.
FACT 19. THE THIRD POPULAR CAUSE OF DEATH IS ALCOHOL POISONING
Every day in Russia, half a million people die from alcohol intoxication. 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
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 becomes ugly, careless and aggressive.
FACT 21. ACCEPTANCE OF A POWERFUL INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL ON A CHILD'S FRUIT
Every woman knows it, but on the street we still meet girls or women who, being in this situation, do not deny themselves 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 often 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 EFFECTS
Alcohol has a negative effect on the small intestine. The structure of cells changes and all useful substances are no longer absorbed normally by the body. It also has a negative effect on the stomach. The mucous membrane is damaged and dies. epithelial cells, gastric juice secretion is disrupted. In this sense, alcohol can cause diseases such as: gastritis, pancreatitis, various types of ulcers, diabetes.
FACT 23. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON THE LIVER
The liver is a very important "mechanism" for our body, it serves as a kind of filter that protects our body. With prolonged use of alcohol, an inflammatory process appears, called "alcohol depatitis", and then the well-known "cirrhosis of the liver" occurs.
FACT 24. ALCOHOL AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
A common negative effect of alcohol on the heart, its enlargement. Active consumption causes heart attacks, strokes and, in general, destroys the cardiovascular system. For those with heart disease, alcoholcontraindicated 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 entire life. When a person has been drinking alcohol for many years, this 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 great risk when drinking alcohol. With frequent use, they collect many toxic substances that alcohol contains, and then the tissues of the organs change and various diseases progress, such as 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 of our brain. It begins to provoke 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 quitting alcohol a week before testing. Ethinol negatively affects the state of sperm and 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 COME HOME
It's no wonder likes are drawn to likes. Due to the fact that alcohol causes aggression and changes in human behavior, beatings often occur in such families.
FACT 30. FATHER'S ALCOHOLISM NEGATIVE AFFECTS THE BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER
Why is paternal alcoholism more dangerous for a daughter than when a son is born? Paternal 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 whether to drink or not. But before you decide to have a bottle of beer, first think not of yourself, but of those around you. After all, hurt them first.