Effects of Alcohol

Posted by Kapplak | February 4th, 2010 in Effects of Alcohol | No Comments »

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Effects of short-term alcohol

  • Slow reflexes and reduced motor coordination.
  • Language unclear and mispronunciations.
  • Feeling of confidence and freedom (deshinibidor).
  • Reduced ability to concentrate on a theme.
  • Alterations in perception: visual hallucinations, auditory and tactile.
  • Distortion of emotions, sudden changes in mood that can range from joy to tears or aggression.
  • Difficulty in assessing situations: denial of illness.

Effects of long-term alcohol

  • Gastrointestinal discomfort.
  • Loss of appetite.
  • Skin problems.
  • Alterations in memory “blackouts”.
  • Impotence.
  • Liver damage (cirrhosis).

Symptoms that presents a person with alcohol problems

  • Causes changes in the heart, lungs, blood, etc..
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disease: fixed and recurring thoughts. General anxiety: everything revolves around the substance.
  • Use alcohol to “escape” from reality, or “solve” problems that require “clarity” and thinking ability to make decisions.
  • You have problems at work, school and society: his personality is dishonest, manipulative, intolerant, irresponsible and immature.
  • Persecutory delusions of grandeur, of jealousy (excessive jealousy, etc.)., Produced by the influence of alcohol.
  • Presents high level of tolerance to alcohol: need more numbers for the desired effect.
  • The family and friends worry excessively before your drinking: co-dependency is established.
  • Alcohol is often the “gateway” to other drug use.

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