Alcohol Vocab

Intoxication A state of
being poisoned

The Effects of Alcohol

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Alcohol has negative effects on your body and can lead to injury and death

Delirium A state of
mental confusion usually with hallucinations and continual movement.

Tremors Continuous
quivering or shaking

FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome BAC Blood Alcohol

Concentration

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warm your skin and will relax your nerves and blood vessels of the skin will widen. After that the alcohol will start to take effect on your brain and will depress the action of your nervous system. Some common effects after someone drinks too much alcohol are headache, pain/aches, and nausea/vomiting.

Long Term Effects of Drinking

Mouth, throat, lungs, liver, pancreas, and rectum cancer Abnormal changes in the blood Kidney, bladder, and gland damage Lung damage leading to flu, pneumonia, of tuberculosis Muscle shrinkage

Alcohol Affects Every Cell in the Body

Alcohol can mix with both fatty and watery substances. As soon as you swallow alcohol it will begin acting on your body. It travels from your stomach through your intestines and moves rapidly into your blood stream. After entering your blood, the alcohol will enter every cell and will start affecting your brain, muscles, and nerves. The negative effect of alcohol on your body is caused by ethanol.

How Alcohol Effects Your Organs and Body Functions

Alcohol has negative effects of all of your organs but it especially damages your liver. Your liver is responsible for filtering the majority of alcohol from your body. Once alcohol enters the bloodstream it will start to

Liver Disease Cirrhosis

High Blood Pressure Heart Attack and