Alcoholism Risks
nathaniel Rios
started drrinking alcohol before the age.
A study found that people who started drinking alcohol before the age of 15 to have an alcohol problem later in life. The underage drinking in the USA is 26.6% of Americans under the legal age for alcohol consumption are drinking (medicalnewstoday.com, 3).
Chronic Alcohol
The chronic alcohol consumption caused by alcoholism can result in psychological and physiological disorders (mayoclinic.org, 1). Alcoholism is one of the world’s most dangerous drug use problems.
The greater the risks
The more people drink, the greater the risks people drink, the greater the risks. Binge drinking, often occurs with teenagers and young adults, may lead to alcoholism (mayoclinic.org, 1). The Excessive drinking can affect your nervous system, causing numbness and pain in your hands and feet, disordered thinking, dementia and short-term memory loss(mayoclinic.org, 6).
person's mood
Drinking alcohol initially elevates the person’s mood. A long period of regular heavy drinking the person’s nervous system will become depressed and the drinker will become sedated by alcohol(medicalnewstoday.com, 1). Alcohol use can make it harder for your body to resist disease, making more susceptible to illnesses. Alcohol use leads to serious consequences for many teens and young adults.
Works Cited
Alcoholism Definition- Diseases and conditions-mayo clinic,www.mayoclinic.org
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