1. ALCOHOL ADDICTION
N E A R L Y H A L F O F A L L A M E R I C A N S O V E R T H E A G E O F 1 2
C O N S U M E A L C O H O L .
T H E L E A D I N G C A U S E O F D E A T H O F A M E R I C A N ’ S B E T W E E N
T H E A G E S O F 1 5 - 2 4 A R E A L C O H O L R E L A T E D .
A L C O H O L I S S O A D D I C T I V E T H A T Y O U C A N D I E F R O M
W I T H D R A W A L S .
M O R E M I N O R W I T H D R A W A L S I N C L U D E - H E A D A C H E ,
T R E M B L I N G , N A U S E A , A N X I E T Y, E X C E S S I V E S W E A T I N G , A N D
L O S S O F A P P E T I T E
T H E R E I S N O K N O W N W A Y O F T U R N I N G A N A D D I C T E D
A L C O H O L U S E R I N T O A S O C I A L D R I N K E R W H I C H I S W H Y I T
I S C O N S I D E R E D A L I F E L O N G D I S E A S E .

2. Social Consequences
Struggle with
unemployment
More likely to get
divorced
More likely to be
involved in domestic
violence
More likely to live in
poverty
Physical
Consquences
Fatty degeneration of
the liver
High blood pressure
High risk for heart
disease
The brain is also
effected by long term
alcohol abuse
LONG TERM EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL