LIQUOR CONSUMPTION: RAVAGE THE LIFE

Alcohol is a toxic and psychoactive substance with dependence producing properties. Alcohol consumption contributes to 3 million deaths each year globally as well as to the disabilities and poor health of millions of people.alcohol is the leading risk factor for premature mortality and disability among those aged 15 to 49 years,accounting for 10℅ of all deaths in this age group.

Once swallowed, alcohol is rapidly absorbed into the blood and moves to all parts of the body,including to an unborn baby. The amount of alcohol in the blood at any time varies depending on the amount. The strength and how quickly the alcohol is consumed.

Our liver detoxifies and removes alcohol from the blood through a process known as oxidation. Once the liver finishes the process 80 -90℅ alcohol becomes water and carbon dioxide. If alcohol accumulates in the system, it can destroy cells and eventually, organs. Liver disease is life-threatening and leads to toxins and waste buildup in our body.women are at higher risk for developing alcoholic liver disease.

ALCOHOL CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON ALMOST EVERY IMPORTANT BODY SYSTEM.

If you drink heavily for a long time,booze can affect how your brain looks and works its cells start to change and even get smaller. Too much alcohol can actually shrink your brain,and that will have big effects on your ability to think,learn and memory.

•Too much alcohol is bad for heart. It can cause the heart to become weak and have an irregular beat pattern.(arrhythmias). •Drinking too much also puts you at risk for some cancers,such as cancer of mouth,esophagus, throat, liver and breast. •Pancreatitis,or inflammation of the pancreas,can also occur from alcohol abuse.

The pancreas helps in to regulate body insulin use and response to glucose. When in our body pancreas and liver does not functions properly,then there is high risk of experiencing low blood sugar,or hypoglycemia. • Taking too much alcohol, also weakens our immune system.

•Heavy drinking can throw off body calcium levels.Along with the hormone changes that alcohol triggers,than can keep the body from building new bone. They get thinner and more fragile, leading to a condition called osteoporosis.

EFFECT ON WHOLE BODY

Very high levels of alcohol in the body can lead to slowed breathing, loss of consciousness and death. •Years of heavy drinking can cause painful sores called ulcers in stomach. Overall, harmful use of alcohol is responsible for 5.1℅ of the global burden of disease. Harmful use of alcohol is accountable for 7.1℅ and 2.2℅ of the global burden of disease for men and women respectively. Especially vulnerable populations have higher rates of alcohol related death and hospitalization.

Global status report says that there were 3 million deaths per year occurs due to the harmful use of alcohol.