What are the effects of beer?

Answer 1

Acute benefits are pretty much none - some decreased social inhibitions (not necessarily a good thing) and some people have feelings of euphoria or happiness. Acute bad effects can include vomiting, dehydration, depressed and insufficient central thinking including critical thinking and logical decision making, and possible alcohol poisoning which can lead to death.

There are no known chronic benefits for excessive alcohol consumption - drinking in moderation can have some protective effects against Heart disease, but the quantities are one drink or less per day.

Chronic sequelae can include liver failure, mental illness including depression, increased risk of heart attack and stroke and increased risk for traumatic injury and death.

Answer 2

Suffering an accident while too drunk to function clearly - falling down stairs, falling over and fracturing your skull on the pavements, and so on. Long term: damage to kidney's and liver, brain damage, Alcoholism. Delirium tremens (DTs) may be suffered as a withdrawal symptom when coming off drinking. Alcohol, while masking inhibitions in the short term, is actually a depressant.

Answer 3

If your body is still in the process of developingand or growing, your brain might explode even with only a very small amount-- and I mean literally.Result is death. You lose brain cells. they die. alchohol kills them. You have less control over yourself-- you do things that can potentially harm you or kill you. You get a hangover ( even after consuming only a minor amount. I knew a girl who drank alchholic drinks just about a couple sips she had a bad stomache ache for days.) You can get addicteed even after only one sip. Only one sip. And that hurts not only you but other people around you

Answer 4

The main harmful effects of alcohol abuse are, the nerves sending messages to your body more slowly, so that you could have a car crash if you don't put your foot on the brake quick enough, it can effect your liver, quite badly, and if severe enough this can kill you! It can also put more at risk of mouth cancer.

In moderation, it reduces the risk of heart attacks (by about 40%), ischemic strokes, and contributes to longevity.

Answer 5

Excessive alcohol use increases the risk of a number of diseases: fatty degeneration of the liver, infection of the liver, sleeping disorders, sexual problems, infection of the esophagus, infection of the stomach, infection of the pancreas, premature dementia, varying from a reduction of memory to the serious syndrome of Korsakoff; cancer of the mouth, throat, larynx, intestines and breasts; hypertension and heart problems. Alcohol is also damaging during pregnancy. Also alcohol takes its toll in traffic.

Alcohol plays an important role in aggression. 40% of all incidents involving aggression occur while under the influence of alcohol. The police spend 22% of their time on cases involving alcohol. Violence on the streets and domestic violence while under the influence of alcohol happen often.

Also at work, alcohol has big consequences. 13% of all employees on sick leave have alcohol problems. Employees with alcohol problems produce at least 10% less work than their colleagues.

Alcohol can make people irresponsible; for example, getting pregnant in circumstances where they are not able to care for a child

Answer 6

It can cause balance loss, misjudgment, falls, damage to the liver (cirrhosis), loss of sexual desire or ability to perform, vomiting, unconsciousness and maybe early death.

Answer 7

When it is abused, alcohol can increase risk of vehicular injury or death, can increase the risk of falls, can increase the risk of violence, etc.

Answer 8

well , you could get alcohol poisoning, or just fat.