INTRODUCTION
Humans need to eat. They also need to sleep and reproduce. But at the same time also feel that they must develop rational, ie, thinking, responsibility and love.
When you blend all these aspects is achieved life balance and coherence between the mental and physical health, between emotional stability and the rapid pace of work in the cities, between the impulses and creative initiatives and the necessary planning.
There can be mental and spiritual harmony if there are mismatches or maladaptive.
The environment around us is full of provocations that stimulate the excessive consumption of certain substances such as coffee, alcohol, drugs and cigarettes.
The advertisements carried by magazines, film and television is also critical.
Know everything about these substances, to respect our own laws and control the instincts that are often harmful, are goals of education. The person who in due time has been educated, knows the real dangers and know what is the attitude to be taken in certain situations and especially young people can become masters of themselves.
ALCOHOL
It is a substance that is found in alcoholic beverages such as beer, rum, whiskey, etc., ingestion produces negative changes in mental function and overall health. It is a psychoactive substance and has a negative effect on the person who has been drinking. The immediate effect is a euphoria that leads the individual to commit acts without considering the consequences these may bring.
Another effect is the decreased ability to react and for this reason should not be driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol.
Regular consumption of alcoholic beverages and growing results in alcohol dependence is a person who has alcohol. The effects of alcoholism are borne directly on abusing alcohol but these effects have a negative impact on family and society.
Effects of alcohol on different organs and body systems:
-Decreased attention and concentration, causes difficulty memorizing
-Produce emotional and behavioral changes
-Decreases your appetite, produces poison that can cause gastric ulcers, changes in liver structure up to liver cirrhosis
-Produce frequent colds and without risk of respiratory tract infections
-Produce blockages of blood vessels, reduces oxygen
There is a reddish color at the nose and cheeks this is a reflection of liver damage
Effects on offspring
The woman alcoholic is prone to abortions and premature deliveries. His condition prevents him from taking over responsibility for their children, provide physical safety and emotional support
Psychological and social effects
Besides all the negative effects alcoholism is the great enemy of the family and society. Produce unproductive expenditures, disease and death. The alcoholic often miss school, neglecting food, clothing, education and family recreation and causes traffic accidents. It is alarming the number of victims mainly on holidays.
Causes of alcoholism
- The low price of cane liquor
- The many businesses that sell liquor
- The adulteration of alcoholic drinks
- Ignorance towards the harmful effects of alcohol
Alcohol prevention
- Educational measures to inform all levels about the dangers of alcohol abuse
Temperance campaigns, organize
- Reduce the advertising of alcoholic beverages by press, cinema, billboards, etc.
- To promote the sport, creating more sports facilities, theaters, parks where people can enjoy healthy.
- Applying severe penalties to drivers who drive drunk, so would avoid many accidents and deaths on roads
