How Does Alcohol Affect The Body

Alcohol, one of many dangerous substances created by man. A beverage that is considered poison, lethal to an adult if consumed in large amounts. Has long term effects to the human body. And takes over the human brain, when you consume alcohol you have no control over your body, can't think right, and can kill someone without you knowing. In this essay I will tell you about the dangers of alcohol like how it plays a part in you family and hot it affects your body.

When you see a alcoholic beverage do you ever wonder about how it affects your body? Well first with just one drink it affects you within the first 5 to 10 minutes 20% of it is absorbed into your bloodstream while 80% is absorbed through the small intestines. It usually is fully in your bloodstream and goes to all your organs within 30-90 minutes. The feeling of drunkenness occurs when you drink faster than your liver can break down the alcohol when your liver is breaking it down it usually turns it into water or carbon dioxide and what the liver can't break down, is broken down with your lungs,urine,and sweat. When alcohol is in your lungs your risk for pneumonia increases and one long term effect is does to

Alcohol affects families in different way, if the parents are misusing alcohol or any other substance this could be bad for the children in the family because misuse of this often ends up with abuse and neglect to either the children or the spouse. And many consequences follow like time in jail or social could take your children due to abuse and neglect. Also your family could try to distant themselves from you because of the things you do. Also your life gets harder because if you go and get a job they may ask for drug test or alcohol could be drawn from your blood. Also you waste your money on your addiction on alcohol and the more you spend the less you have. To actually support the important things like food,house,and