OTHER EFFECT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS ABUSE

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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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