Influence of alcohol on the human’s health

Alcohol has strong negative influence on variability of a person. Alcohol or spirit is narcotic poison that affects first of all the brain cells, paralyzing them.

Doze making 7-8 gram of pure spirit per 1 kg of body weight is fatal to a person. The adult person having weight 75 kg can die of one-time using 1 liter of 40-degree vodka. Scientists proved that the safe dozes of alcohol do not exist. 100 g of vodka kills seven thousands five hundred (7500) of actively working brain cells. Acceptance of 75 g of vodka in 30 minutes reduces muscular strength to 40%. Alcohol is intracellular poison.

Alcoholism has multiple and conflicting definitions. In common and historic usage, alcoholism is any condition that results in the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, despite health problems and negative social consequences. Modern medical definitions describe alcoholism as a disease and addiction which results in a persistent use of alcohol despite negative consequences. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, alcoholism, also referred to as dipsomania described a preoccupation with, or compulsion toward the consumption of, alcohol and/or an impaired ability to recognize the negative effects of excessive alcohol consumption.

While the ingestion of alcohol is, by definition, necessary to develop alcoholism, the use of alcohol does not predict the development of alcoholism. The quantity, frequency and regularity of alcohol consumption required to develop alcoholism varies greatly from person to person. In addition, although the biological mechanisms underpinning alcoholism are uncertain, some risk factors, including social environment, stress, mental health, genetic predisposition, age, ethnicity and gender have been identified. Also, studies indicate that the proportion of men with alcohol dependence is higher than the proportion of women, 7% and 2.5% respectively, although women are more vulnerable to long-term consequences of alcoholism.

Risk factors

About 40 percent of those who begin drinking alcohol before age 14 develop alcohol dependence, whereas only 10 percent of those who did not begin drinking until 20 years or older developed an alcohol problem in later life. Alcohol abuse during adolescence may lead to long-term changes in the brain which leaves them at increased risk of alcoholism in later years; genetic factors also influence age of onset of alcohol abuse and risk of alcoholism. The age of onset of drinking as well as genetic factors are associated with an increased risk of the development of alcoholism. Age and genetic factors influence the risk of developing alcohol related neurotoxicity. Individuals who have a pre-existing vulnerability to alcoholism are also more likely to begin drinking earlier than average. Genetic traits which influence the risk of the development of alcoholism are associated with a family history of alcoholism. The risk taking behavior associated with adolescence promotes binge drinking. About 40 percent of alcoholics were drinking excessively by late adolescence. Most alcoholics develop alcoholism during adolescence or young adulthood. Severe childhood trauma is also associated with an increased risk of alcohol or other drug problems.