Bad effect of alcohol
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Alcohol is manufactured by fermentation of sugar.
There are various types of alcohol. Some of them are :
1) Methyl alcohol : Highly poisonous and should not be taken.Even small amount causes blindness or death.
2) Isopropyl alcohol : used as rubbing alcohol, its poisonous and marked as 'external use only'.
3) Ethyl alcohol : is the drinking alcohol and consumed by people in India.
Effects of Alcohol :
Effects can be shot term effect and long term effects.
- Short term effects :
a) Alcohol is rapidly absorbed in body instead of digestion through lining of stomach and intestine and enters blood within 2 minutes.
b) As body cells oxidises alcohol,large of heat is produced means their is rise in body temperature of blood and leads increased circulation towards skin.
c)Increased circulation turns skin rosy and results false impression of warmth (cold skin).
- Long term effect :
Continued alcohol abuse results loss of judgement and self control in human body.
- Effect of alcohol on an individual :
a) Effect on Central Nervous System :
- Alcohol first affects brain cortex which results loss of judgement and will power.
- Person feel less inhibited means quite person become loud and intelligent will laugh like foolish.
- Person's vision get distorted and may have blurred vision.
- As Alcohol reaches cerebellum, The muscular control begin disappear means the person is unable to walk in straight line.
- Excessive intake leads decrease in blood sugar level.
b) Effect on liver :
In liver, Alcohol is converted into more toxic substance, acetaldehyde.
Thus instead of being centre for metabolism of fat,protein and carbohydrates , it becomes store house of fats.
Which leads selling of liver called fatty liver syndrome
Continued use of alcohol leads degeneration of liver called Cirrhosis.
c) Effect on Stomach :
In stomach alcohol causes increased flow of gastric juices which leads painful inflammation of stomach lining.
d)Alcohol Psychosis :
In few cases (1 out of 10) Alcoholism leads to mental disorder which causes Alcohol Psychosis.
A person suffering from alcohol Psychosis shows a confused personality, he fails to recognise his family members,does not know who is he etc.
Answer:
A famous quote goes, "Wine had drown more man than the sea." This line indeed says a lot about the evils that result from addiction to alcohol. Majority of alcoholics among young people starts from taking liquor for pleasure. They take a few sips thinking that it is harmless as long as they drink in moderation. But soon they become slaves to alcohol and realised that there is no easy escape from the trap.
Drinking has ruined more relationships and families than anything else. A drunkard forgets his responsibilities to provide for his family. Every day hundreds of people in India die from damaged livers and kidneys and other diseases related to alcoholism. Many alcoholics are left bankrupt from medical treatment of alcohol related diseases. They also become unemployed because they can no longer work efficiently. Another sad part of alcoholism is that it effects the poorest of the poor the most.
Aspirations and ambitions are crushed, and careers ruined by alcoholism. The youths become a liability instead of assets to the nation. Addiction to alcohol leads to completed degeneration of man, physically and spiritually. They lost the trust and the respect of their community and family members. We must not forget that alcoholism is always linked to various criminal and antisocial activities.
The government is not doing enough. It must not think that financial income from taxes on liquor is more important than the welfare of the people. Education and awareness on the evils of drinking must be taken up on a war footing. Strict policies on the production and sale of alcohol must be framed. The government, voluntary organisations and the community must unite to root out this destructive menace to the family, the community and the nation.