Everyone knows that alcohol is bad for health. But still they continue to use it in large quantities. Each country has its own national alcoholic drink, and even has a culture of drinking it. Alcohol has been and will exist for more than one generation. Despite its well-known harmful effect on the body, this world will not stop drinking. It is firmly entrenched in our culture.

1. 30 PROVEN FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL USE
Everyone knows that alcohol is bad for health. But still they continue to use it in large quantities.
Each country has its own national alcoholic drink, and even has a culture of drinking it. Alcohol
has been and will exist for more than one generation. Despite its well-known harmful effect on
the body, this world will not stop drinking. It is firmly entrenched in our culture.
But not everyone can resist this “drinking culture”. And understanding how harmful alcohol really
is can help you with this. So, here you will find facts that you may never have known
.
FACT 1. ALCOHOL CAUSES DEATH AND DISABILITY
Alcohol abuse is fatal in the early stages of life. In the 20-39 age group, approximately 13.5% of
deaths are related to alcohol.

2. FACT 2. CHANGE IN MENTAL STATE
It has been proven that with prolonged use of alcohol, the psychological state of a person
changes. Aggression, depression, depression, unreasonable entry into conflicts appear.
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, as well as HIV/AIDS.
FACT 4. A GLASS OF DRY WINE SLOWS THE BRAIN PROCESS
A glass of auditory wine suppresses brain activity for 12-15 days. With frequent use of alcohol,
the time of harmful effects on the brain increases significantly.
FACT 5. 80% OF SUICIDES OCCUR ON ALCOHOL
Almost 80% of suicides occur in people in a state of intoxication according to the conclusion of a
forensic medical examination. More than 75% of all rapes, murders, robberies and robberies
also lie on the conscience of criminals who committed illegal acts while intoxicated.
FACT 6. REDUCED LIFE LIFE
The constant use of alcohol leads to premature aging. The life expectancy of people prone to
drunkenness is 15-20 years shorter than the statistical average.
FACT 7. ALCOHOL HOLDS SEXUAL DESIRE
It is commonly believed that alcohol works as an aphrodisiac and increasingly persuades people
to have sex, but this is not true. Scientists have proven that you should not drink alcohol before
sex. In fact, alcohol slows down a man and prevents him from achieving an erection. And this
happens because the more alcohol in the blood, the faster the ability of the brain to respond to
sexual stimulation decreases.
FACT 8. ALCOHOL NEGATIVELY INFLUENCES A WOMEN'S ABILITY
TO CONCERN A CHILD
A team of Danish scientists conducted an investigation that recruited 6,120 women aged 21-45.
All participants were in a regular relationship with their partner and were actively trying to get
pregnant. None of the participants were treated for infertility.

3. Each of the participants consumed 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 of the partners (drinking alcohol, smoking, etc.). Overall, 4210
participants (69%) were able to become pregnant during the study.
At the end of the study, scientists showed that women who drank alcohol (14 or more drinks per
week), only 37 managed to get pregnant. Those participants who abstained from alcohol - 1381
women were able to become pregnant. Scientists have calculated that drinking this much
alcohol reduces the chances of getting pregnant by 18%.
FACT 9. THE CONTENT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL IN ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES
What is "ethyl alcohol"? And why is it harmful to our body? "Ethyl alcohol is a highly flammable,
colorless liquid with a characteristic odor; it belongs to potent drugs that cause onset of
excitation and then paralysis of the nervous system." This definition is given by the official
GOST 183000 - 72 p. 5.1. for ethyl alcohol in 1972. Unfortunately, after that, the definition
changed its true essence, under the pressure of the alcohol-drug mafia, which can be seen in
GOST.
FACT 10. DISTURBANCE OF MOVEMENT COORDINATION
In an intoxicated person with a large amount of alcohol consumption, coordination of
movements is disturbed. The number of errors in solving any tasks is increasing to perform the
usual work operations.
FACT 11. ALCOHOL IS ADDICTIVE
Alcohol is a drug, like any other drug, it is addictive. Alcoholism is a severe chronic disease,
most often difficult to cure. For an alcoholic, the state of intoxication is the best psychological
state. This thirst is in this state does not allow a person to stop drinking.
FACT 12
Delirium tremens is an alcoholic psychosis. Most often occurs in a state of hangover.
Accompanied by insomnia, trembling hands, unreasonable fears, auditory and visual deceptions
(movement of shadows, noise, calls) appear. A person suffering from alcohol addiction reacts
violently to his hallucinations, runs or defends himself from persecution.

4. FACT 13. MURDERS ARE COMMITTED UNDER ALCOHOL
According to official figures, 82% of murders in Russia are committed under the influence of
alcohol. This was proven by RosPravosudie. They took 348,000 texts of judgments in criminal
cases. This is about half of the decisions made during the same time. All the texts indicated the
following: "drank alcoholic beverages", "was intoxicated" and so on.
FACT 14. WOMEN DRINK FASTER THAN MEN
It is a proven fact that women, for biological reasons, become an inveterate drunkard 4 times
faster than men. Children in such families degrade 5 times faster.
FACT 15. ALCOHOLISM IS TRANSFERRED TO THE CHILD FROM
THE PARENTS
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 an alcoholic parent.
Incomplete family.
Lack of attention from parents.
A very small percentage of child alcoholism, where both parents in the family do not take
alcohol at all.
FACT 16. ALCOHOL DESTROYS THE POPULATION
This "parasite" is able to exterminate a huge number of the population. This is how the
American Indians were brought out not by firearms, but by "firearms." And now let's compare
the statistics of Russia at the moment: men drink alcohol - 99.5%, women - 96.4%. The figures
are staggering.
FACT 17. TEENAGERS ARE MORE ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL
In adolescence, the human body develops and forms, therefore, during this period, their body is
more sensitive and therefore the formation of dependence occurs in an accelerated mode in 2-3
years (the earlier the child tried alcohol, the faster).

5. FACT 18. ALCOHOL AFFECTS YOUR CHARACTER
With the use of alcohol, the child becomes more irritable, increased aggression, isolation,
decreased social sensitivity, degradation, and mental activity of the brain, and thus school
performance. Most often, such teenagers grow up as sociopaths who do not understand the
moral side of the issue.
FACT 19. ALCOHOL POISONING IS THE THIRD MOST POPULAR
CAUSE OF DEATH
Half a million people die every day in Russia from alcohol poisoning. Poisoning occurs due to
the poison that contains alcohol. It reduces life expectancy by 20 years, not to mention its
quality and consequences.
FACT 20. ALCOHOL AFFECTS A WOMAN'S APPEARANCE
It is an obvious fact that alcohol greatly affects the appearance of a woman. With its use, the
skin ages faster, the body is destroyed, teeth deteriorate. The woman becomes ugly, unkempt
and aggressive.
FACT 21. ALCOHOL IS DAMAGE TO THE FETUS OF THE CHILD
Every woman knows this, but on the streets we still meet girls or women who, being in such a
position, do not deny themselves a glass of wine. But even this glass can harm the child.
However, if the expectant mother systematically takes alcohol during pregnancy, the child
develops fetal alcohol syndrome (fetal alcohol syndrome). In such children, malformations of
external organs are often observed, the arms and legs are small, the head is disproportionate in
comparison with the body. These children grow and develop slowly compared to other children.
FACT 22
Alcohol negatively affects the small intestine. It changes the structure of cells, and all useful
substances are no longer normally absorbed in the body. It also has a negative effect on the
stomach. There is a lesion of the mucous membrane, the death of epithelial cells, the secretion
of gastric juice is disturbed. In this regard, alcohol can cause diseases such as: gastritis,
pancreatitis, various types of ulcers, diabetes mellitus.

6. FACT 23. INFLUENCE 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 after it the well-known "Cirrhosis of the liver" occurs.
FACT 24. ALCOHOL AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
A common negative effect of alcohol is on the heart, its increase. Active consumption brings
heart attacks, strokes, and generally destroys the cardiovascular system. For those who suffer
from heart disease, alcohol is contraindicated 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 consumes alcohol for many years, this leads to the destruction of the
family, loss of work, loss of friends, self-flagellation and other consequences.
FACT 26. EFFECT ON THE KIDNEYS
When drinking alcohol, the kidneys are also at great risk. With frequent use, they collect a lot of
toxic substances that alcohol contains, and then the tissues of the organs are modified and
various diseases progress, such as necrosis, kidney stones, kidney failure and other diseases.
FACT 27. THE BRAIN IS DESTROYED
Alcohol is very dangerous for our brain. Ethanol penetrates into all systems of our brain. It
begins to provoke thrombosis, after which the vessels burst and neurons die in the brain.
FACT 28. EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON SPERM
Not just because doctors recommend giving up alcohol a week before the tests. Ethinol
negatively affects the condition of sperm, and in order for the condition to improve, it is
necessary to refrain from alcohol for at least 3 months.
FACT 29. DRINKING WOMEN ARE MUCH MORE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
No wonder like attracts like. Due to the fact that alcohol provokes aggression and a change in
human behavior, there are often beatings in such families.

7. FACT 30. A PATHER'S ALCOHOLISM AFFECTS A DAUGHTER'S
BIRTH
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.
To drink or not to drink is the choice of everyone. But before deciding to take a bottle of beer,
first of all, think not about yourself, but about those who are nearby. After all, in the first place,
harm them.