Alcohol

• Alcohol - slows down brain & nervous system
• Kinds of Alcohol:

  Ethyl Alcohol

  -found in perfumes, cosmetics & beverages

  -depressant drug

  -tranquilizer/pampatulog
• Methanol Alcohol

  -Highly poisonous

  -in paint thinner, gas, varnishes

  -very harmful when inhaled
• Isopropyl (rubbing alcohol)

  -colorless

  -flammable

  -in industrials and households
• Denatured

  -mixture of ethanol & ethanol

  -disinfectants, sterilizer etc.
• Alcoholism

  -making alcoholic beverages intake a compulsion or habit
• Effects of Alcoholism:

  • unsteady gait
  • confusion
  • possible hallucinations
  • acute intoxidations
• Korsakoff's psychosis

  • hallucinations
  • paralyses, memory gap
  • mental illnesses
  • organic disease
• Alcohol poisoning

  • daily intake
  • unconscious
  • cold, pale
  • vomiting in sleep
  • irregular breathing
  • breathing is less than 8 mins
  • pulse rate is less than 60 beats per second
• Short term Effects:

  -Euphoria or excitement

  -Increased self confidence

  -Lowered inhibitions

  -blurred visions

  -shut down

  -Delayed reactions

  -vomiting

  -lapsing consciousness

  -extreme confusion
• Long Term Effects:

  -Dependency

  -Dementia

  -Cancer

  >mouth

  >Pharyngeal

  >Laryngeal

  -malnutrition

  -liver damage

  -brain damage

  -emotional irresistibility

  -heart disease

  -vitamin deficiency

  -stomach ulcers