ALCOHOL

By
Emira Farzana
Aimi Syafiqah
Umi Nur Ain
 What is alcohol?
• Alcohol is present is all alcoholic drinks.
• It is a type of depressant that slows down the
function of the central nervous system,
especially transmission of nerve impulses in the
brain.
• Alcohol slows down reflexes and disrupts
coordination, causing unclear speech, loss of
balance, blurred vision, and poor judgement of
distances.
• Alcohol abuse is called alcoholism.
 Types of alcohol
• Beer : made of fermented grains and has
an alcohol content of 3 to 6%
• Wine : made from fermented fruits and
has an alcohol content of 11 to 14%
• Liquor :made by distilling a fermented
product to yield a drink that usally contains
40 to 50% alcohol
 Symptoms of alcoholism
• Craving – there is always a compulsion to drink
• Impaired control – an alcoholic is unable to limit
his or her drinking on any given occasion.
• Addiction – the body is physically dependant on
alcohol and will show withdrawal symptoms such
as nausea, sweating, shakingness and anxiety if
deprived of alcohol.
• Tolerance - more and more alcohol need to be
consumed in order to fill its effects.
 Effect of alcoholism
Cardiovascular system
– Alcohol ccauses the blood vessels to widen
and thus forces the heart to work harder to
pump blood. This increases the blood
pressure and may cause irregular heart beat
• Excretory system • Skin
– Alcohol causes the – More blood flows near
kidneys to produce the skin surface,
more urine that may causing a rapid loss of
lead to dehydration body heat.
• Liver
– Liver has to break down
poisonous substances.
Alcohol is toxic to the body.
Hence, the liver has to
work harder.
– Over the years the liver
becomes weak and cannot
function well.
• Digestive system
– Alcohol is absorb directly
from the stomach and the
small intestine into the
blood stream, affecting
other organs, especially the
brain almost immediately.
– Alcohol is acidic in the
stomach and can result in
gastritis or intestinal ulcers.