why are drugs and alcohol bad for you?

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• April is alcohol awareness month!
• About 17.6 million people, or 1 adult in twelve suffer from alcohol abuse
• Up to 40% of US hospital beds are being used to treat people with alcohol related health conditions

WHat we've learned

So far, we have learned that alcohol can be very dangerous. Alcohol can alter changes in your brain and body. We’ve also learned how dangerous being an alcoholic can be and what the damage was of using drugs. It can cause damage to your heart, brain, and liver! Never use drugs that you shouldn’t be using because you can get terribly sick. Thanks for listening!

ABOUT DRUGS

There are currently about 23.5 million drug addicts in the USA. Drugs are a dangerous chemical that are very harmful to you. They can cause damage to your heart, brain, and liver. So, why would people become drug addicts? Well, it’s because Drug Addiction is a Chronic, a Chronic is something that persists for a long time and is difficult to get rid of. Drug abuse is a disease that changes the function of your brain.

What are drugs?

a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.

More about alcohol...

The reason why kids under 21 shouldn’t have alcohol is because their brains aren’t that matured enough until the age 21, a child’s brian is still growing. Plus, drinking alcohol under age 21 or 18 is illegal. When you’re 21 and older and you drink alcohol, it’s least likely that it will damage your brain versus a child drinking alcohol. Still though, just because you’re older than 21, you shouldn’t drink too much, because it could lead to alcohol poisoning or other problems. That’s why you shouldn’t drink too much alcohol.

WHat can alcohol do to you?

Alcohol can also alter changes in the pancreas, liver, stomach, bowel, heart and blood pressure. A person suffering from alcoholism is called an alcoholic, being an alcoholic can be very dangerous for the human body because you’re consuming way more alcohol than you should be.

WHat is alcohol?

why are drugs and alcohol bad for you?

Alcohol is dangerous because it can cause many changes to the human body if you drink way too much. Alcohol is a depressant, which means the brain can slow down when drinking alcohol. It slows down or reduces the stimulation in the brain. Alcohol can also cause depression or anxiety when it alters the brain chemistry.

By: Flori