Alcohol abuse means frequent use of alcohol, even after negative consequences. Drinking and consuming alcohol in a dangerous and unhealthy quantity is referred to as alcohol abuse. Alcohol is a depressant, and its consumption in unhealthy manner can cause a lot of problems and harms to the health, social life, relationships, work performance as well as physical health of a person.
People who suffer many problems but still do not quit alcohol are said to be having alcohol problem. Consuming alcohol in large quantities, frequently and for a very long time are likely to suffer from various health and mental problems.
Alcohol is easily absorbed by the blood and can damage complete organs and systems in the human body. Various health problems related to alcohol abuse include liver damage, cancer, hepatitis, muscle, kidneys, lungs and stomach problems, mental disorders and much more. The part that is most seriously affected by the long-term alcohol abuse is the human brain. Alcohol consumption affects the brain directly, as shown by the behaviour of a drunken person.
The immediate effect on the drunken person is emotional distress, confusion, blurred vision, mood swing and slow reaction, walking problem, slurred speech and many more. These are the immediate effects on the brain, and the long term effects of alcohol abuse can be much more adverse.
A heavy drinker can develop various brain problems, if he consumes alcohol over a long period time. The most common diseases due to alcohol drug abuse are memory lapse and blackouts. Alcohol abuse affects different parts of the brain differently. Long-term alcohol abuse can cause stupor and restlessness. Alcohol addicted person, due to regular and frequent use of alcohol, becomes alcohol dependent, which can cause irreversible damage to different parts of the body and brain.
When consumed, alcohol affects the central nervous system, a part of the brain. The central nervous system is intoxicated, and a change in sensory and emotional functioning of the person occurs. It acts as a depressant on the central nervous system, and as a result, the senses are dulled.
The drunken person is unable to sense anything properly. He/she can not judge e or memorise anything. This also dulls the sense of pain. This disturbance, in the working of motor and sensory nervous system, can be very dangerous and can also affect heart action and respiration process.
A very common problem that occurs due to long term alcohol abuse is memory loss and complete blackouts. If the person consumes a large quantity, the alcohol level in the blood increases so much that the blood can not supply oxygen to the brain properly. This results in death and damage to thousands of active brain cells. Even when the intoxication effect of the alcohol is over, the person cannot remember his/her last behaviour or act.
Different other harmful effects of long-term alcohol abuse include learned behaviour syndrome, permanent Damage central and peripheral nervous system; one can also suffer from serious Brain damaging diseases like Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
