The effects of Alcohol

The effects of Alcohol:

The short-term effects of Alcohol are:

• Slows down activity in the brain and nervous system
• Affects reaction times making the person take longer to respond
• It can lower inhibitions so drinkers are likely to do things they don't normally do. Including taking dangerous risks.
• Blurred Vision
• Can effect coordination
• Makes it difficult to do simple tasks
• Unconsciousness
• possible death on choking on vomit
• Breathing can stop

Long term effects of Alcohol are:

• Damage all of the organs in the body
• Cirrhosis of the liver so normal tissue is destroyed co liver can't function properly which can cause death
• Damages the brain 
• Effects memory
• Causes blood clots in the brain
• It can become addictive so you can become an alcoholic.

Alcohol can also effect people around us. Alcoholics can be violent towards others if they become drunk. They could be accidents and an alcoholic could commit suicide.


Key Words:

Inhibition
Cirrhosis

Questions:

1. Why shouldn't you drive after drinking Alcohol?
2. List three short term effects of drinking alcohol.
3. List two long term effects of drinking alcohol.
4. Explain why liver is effected by drinking.


What you should Know:

Evidence of some harmful effects of alcohol abuse:
a. in the short term - blurred vision, lowering of inhibitions, slowing of reactions.
b. in the long term - liver cirrhosis, brain damage.