Alcohol and substance misuse

• Can affect memory and decision making.
• can cause anxiety, mood changes and loss of motivations which can affect relationships.
• Can lead to health problems such as reduce fertility, liver disease and cancer.
• using drugs when pregnant can affect the growth of the unborn baby. This can lead to premature birth or stillborn.
• alcohol affects the central nervous system (CNS) by slowing it down so messages are sent more slowly between nerve cells.
• the effects of alcohol depend on how much has been consumed, age, gender, weight, metabolism and whether food was eaten with the drink.