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1. Alcohol & its Effect on Body
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2. •Most adults are aware of the outward effects of alcohol
consumption. Balance, coordination, and judgment are all reduced.
•All of these physical attributes occur because of the influence of alcohol
upon the brain and nervous system.
•Alcohol alters our neurotransmitters. These neurological signals
control our thought processesand emotions.
Neurotransmitters

3. •Relative to other body systems, excessive alcohol use can have
damaging effects upon the cardiovascular system.
•This generally increases the workload for the heart, often leading to
arrhythmia, inflammation, cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and more.
•These risk factors are centralized in your heart activity, leaving your body
at risk for heart disease and stroke.

4. •Alcohol’s effect on the central nervous system impairs cognitive
activity like memory, reasoning, and judgment. In extreme cases,
blacking out may occur.
•Motor skills and coordination are also impaired, which include our
basic senses like vision and hearing. Prolonged alcohol use acts as a
depressant to these senses, often leading to potentially fatal dangers
like motor accidents or falls.
•In addition, long-term effects upon the nervous system through
excessive alcohol use can include dementia and memory loss.

5. •The effects on the cerebral cortex from excessive alcohol use can include poor
judgment and lack of coordination; this can distort the individual’s ability to
manage speech, alertness, and other sensory activities.
•Ingested at high levels can cause vomiting, breathing difficulties, and possible
coma. The abuse of alcohol generally leads to varying amounts of brain
damage, vitamin deficiency, and other brain diseases.
•Brain size reduction is also a known symptom of excessive alcohol
consumption. In some cases, heavy drinkers can have seizures from alcohol
withdrawal which may be a symptom of brain shrinkage.

6. •Alcohol abuse can damage every organ of the digestive system. Excessive use can put the
individual at risk of mouth cancer, as well as gum disease. This risk is greatly increased with
the addition of cigarette use.
•This same risk is associated with the esophagus, which can also potentially weaken blood
vessels within the esophagus, causing rupturing and severe bleeding.
•Stomach inflammation and irritation is also a known effect of prolonged alcohol use upon the
body. Other symptoms like perforation of the stomach lining can contribute to the possible
occurrence of anemia as well.

7. •While many believe that alcohol enhances sexual performance, the reality is
that alcohol, acting as a depressant, damages the reproductive system for both
men and women.
•Menstrual irregularities from heavy alcohol use may cause the failure to ovulate
for women; an absence of the menstrual period is known as amenorrhea.
•For men, the loss of the libido, or sexual desire, may follow. In fact, the rise of
blood alcohol levels can cause impotency in many cases. Impaired judgment can
cause an overall disregard for personal safety which puts both sexes at risk to
sexually transmitted diseases.

8. •Another health risk associated with the overconsumption of alcohol is the damaging
of the bones. Younger adults during adolescence are especially at risk of developing
osteoporosis and weakened bones.
•Excessive alcohol consumption can cause the stomach to not adequately absorb
calcium, therefore interfering with the pancreas and Vitamin D intake that the body
requires.
•The continual consumption of alcohol in large amounts can heighten your risk of
bone fracture and nerve damage.

9. •The effects of alcohol upon the medulla, or brain stem, causes potential
damage to an individual’s heart rate, temperature, and breathing. This tends
to induce sleepiness for drinkers, and with excessive use, can lower the body
temperature to a dangerous level.
•In fact, consuming an excessive amount of alcohol in colder climates may
put the individual at risk for hypothermia.
•Many of the fatal effects of alcohol overdose are associated with the
medulla’s function over temperature and breathing.

12.  Blood alcohol concentrations reflect rate of intake, degree oftolerance.
 Extreme intoxication (>300 mg/100 ml)
 increasing drowsiness and then coma
 depressed tendon reflexes
 hypotension, hypothermia, and slowed respiration
 Alcohol concentrations >400 mg/100 ml.
 Death may occur
 At < 400 mg/100 ml, look for alternative cause for coma
 head injury, other drug usage
 hypoglycemia, meningitis
Effect

13. Stroke
 Light to moderate use (up to two drinks a day for men and one for women)
 elevates HDL concentration and reduced risk
 heavy alcohol consumption - increased risk for total stroke.
 cardiogenic brain embolism.
 Increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke
 alcohol-induced hypertension predisposes to spontaneous ICH
 active drinkers - higher freq. OSA with more severe hypoxemia.
 recommended to cease or reduce consumption for heavy drinkers.

14. Brain tumor
 Because beer and liquor contain nitrosamines,
 ?? Alcohol may increase the risk
 However, no consistent association between different
types of alcohol and risk of gliomas or meningiomas in
 childhood (maternal consumption)
 or adulthood.

15. Headache- Immediate or delayed
 May trigger cluster headache
 Immediate alcohol related headache:- Defined by HIS
 Occuring within 3 hrs of ingestion, resolving within 72 hrs of
cessation of alcohol
 Atleast one of the following:
 Bilateral
 Fronto-temporal
 Pulsatile
 Aggravtion by physical activity
 Amount independent of previous h/o migraine
 Delayed headache:
 Same character, but occurs when blood alcohol level drops or
reduces to zero

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