From the moment a person sips alcohol, it starts affecting his mind and body. After one or two swigs, he may start feeling more comfortable and start socializing with people, but too much boozing and basic human movements, such as walking and speaking become much more tenuous. A person who drinks too much may say words that he really does not mean ultimately may give himself away. Some effects of alcohol disappear the night before – with hangover as a side effect, while others can have lingering effects, or worse alcohol can become a permanent fixture in his system.
Some effects of alcohol include difficulty in walking, blurry vision, slurred speech, memory lapses, and slow reflexes; therefore, alcohol has an effect on the brain. Some of these defects can be detected after only one or two drinks and rapidly go away when one stops drinking. On the other hand, a person who is a heavy drinker over an extended period of time may acquire brain defects that last well after he or she becomes sober.
If a person took in heavy doses of beer or wine the night before, he or she will most certainly experience the effects of alcohol, which initially is a bad hangover. Heavy drinkers can have irritated stomachs, feel very sick and nauseous and sometimes experience diarrhea. Alcohol can also dehydrate a person, which is one reason why his bout with heavy doses of alcoholic drinks can lead to a dull headache the next day. Alcohol as a depressant can slow a person down, and it is not a stimulant that can make him active the next day. Alcohol can slow down brain activities and the central nervous system’s functions. Drinking the night away can make one feel guilty, dull or without energy.
Effects of alcohol misuse are important factors in the increase of various malignancies, which includes liver cancer and mouth cancer, both of which are on the rise. Oral and digestive tract cancers are caused by smoking, but there is growing evidence that alcohol is another culprit. Recent studies show that an alcoholic beverage breaks down into a component called acetaldehyde, which can stick certain proteins in a person’s mouth. The resulting inflammatory response from the body – can cause an upsurge of malignant cells.
Work and family problems are also traced to heavy consumption of alcohol, which in turn can make a sufferer isolated and have bouts with depression. For those who drink heavily and become dependent on the “bottle,” among the effects of alcohol they can experience are withdrawal symptoms, like nervousness, palpitations, tremors, which are similar to extreme anxiety, and may even cause a host of phobias, such as a fear of being with people.
Roughly, three-thousand people die each year as a result of too much alcohol abuse and many more people would be hospitalized. In the long term, too much drinking of alcohol can cause heart damage, high blood pressure, and stroke. Moreover, there are other consequences like digestive system cancers, extensive liver damage, other stomach ulcers, men being sexually impotent and reduced fertility in women, which makes them vulnerable to breast cancer, insomnia, significant brain damage, wild mood and personality changes, and extensive memory defects. Aside from health problems, alcohol dependency can take a toll on finances, relationships, work, and may result in problems in that person to be hauled to court.
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