Alcoholism

Alcohol the scientific term being ETG or ETOH is frequently used as a recreational drink by many in the USA. The use of alcohol must be moderated to avoid alcoholism. Often the fact that alcohol is used in many instances, there is a risk that people slip into increased alcohol use for reasons like social pressure, unintentional increase in usage, genetic pre-disposition, stress & depression etc.
What does alcohol do to the human body?

Alcohol use impacts various part of the human body in different ways. Regardless of a person being a heavy drinker or a light drinker, alcohol will have impacts on your body. The length of time a person drinks also increases the risk of alcohol impacts on the human body.

The different areas impacted are your brain, heart, liver, pancreas, cancer related diseases.

    Brain – alcohol will reduce brain communication and cause mood swings and erratic behavior. It will also reduce clear thinking and motor coordination.
    Liver – Alcohol causes cirrhosis, fibrosis, alcoholic hepatitis and fatty liver.
    Heart – causes weaking of the heart muscles, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and potential stroke.
    Pancreas – Causes pancreatitis which is an inflammation of the pancreas making it painful and impacts digestion.
    Colon Cancer

Cancer – Although much research is being done in this area, alcohol has been shown to increase certain kinds of cancer. The common alcohol related cancer is esophageal cancer, liver cancer, head and neck cancer, cancer of the larynx. These cancers and the studies done by the National Cancer institute show clear related patterns of alcohol consumption related to these cancers. Alcohol related deaths in 2009 were approximately 3.5% due to some related cancer.

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