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• Decreased heart rate
• Amnesia
• Stumbling walk
• Lapses in and out of consciousness
• Depressed reflexes (i.e., pupils do not respond appropriately to changes in light)
• Urinary incontinence
• Vomiting (possibly life-threatening if done while unconscious)
• Death
• Respiratory depression (potentially life-threatening)
Negative Effects of Alcohol Abuse
There are far more negative effects of alcohol abuse when it is consumed long-term in greater than recommended amounts. The long-term negative effects of alcohol include cancer; 3.6% of all cancer cases worldwide are related to alcohol drinking, resulting in 3.5% of all cancer deaths. The more alcohol is consumed, the more negative effects of alcohol are seen.
Negative effects of alcohol include:
• Increased risk of heart failure
• Heart disease • Anaemia
• Brain shrinkage
• Addiction to alcohol (alcoholism)
• Dementia
• Stroke
• Brain lesions (effects of alcohol on the brain)
• Liver damage and multiple liver diseases
• Nerve damage
• Muscle weakness
• Electrolyte deficiencies
• Insomnia
• Tremors
• Depression (alcohol and depression)
• Pancreatitis
• Lung disease
• Loss of sexual desire, impotence
• Bone loss
• Skin disorders
• Multiple types of cancer
• Fatal alcohol syndrome in babies born to women who drank during pregnancy
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