Impacts of ethanol
- Created by: Megannia2000
- Created on: 11-04-17 20:17
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- Ethanol
- Health Problems
- liver or kidney damage
- vitamin deficiency
- heart disease
- memory loss
- depression
- stomach disorders
- cancer
- brain damage
- high blood pressure
- Excessive drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning and cirrhosis of the liver
- Alcohol Poisoning
- Alcohol poisoning occurs when excessive amounts of alcohol begin to interfere with body's automatic functions like: *breathing *heart rate *gag reflex-which prevents you choking
- Alcohol poisoning can lead a person to fall into a coma and so could lead to their death
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Cirrhosis is the scarring of the liver as a result of continuous long term liver damage.
- Scar tissue replaces healthy tissue in liver and prevents it from working properly.
- This damage can't be reversed and can become so extensive that your liver stops functioning. This is called LIVER FAILURE
- Scar tissue replaces healthy tissue in liver and prevents it from working properly.
- Cirrhosis is the scarring of the liver as a result of continuous long term liver damage.
- Alcohol Poisoning
- Social Effects
- Aggressive behaviour
- domestic violence
- road accidents due to drink driving
- wasting emergency services time
- Economic Effects
- Increases cost of emergency services
- Tax on alcoholic drinks
- tax raised from selling alcoholic drinks generates significant revenue for the government.
- Health Problems
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