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uhh how bad is drinking for you actually? I'm 15 I drink almost every day but I'm pretty much an honor student so I don't get it what's so bad with it?
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badder then you think it is.you know that these drinks consist mostly of alchohol and THAT da,ages your brain big time and causes bad breath too!its going to affect your studies and youll find yourself unable to study anything,your way too young to drink and since your young and you drink(since your body and horomones are still developing)it can affect that too!!and worse of all its ADDICTIVE!you wont be able to stop later on till you DO get brain damage it can damage your liver, your heart, your brain, and other organs. Among the biggest threats is cirrhosis of the liver - which (quite honestly) is a pretty awful illness to suffer from.
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my uncle is an alcholoic. trust me it's bad when ever i see him walking around drunk, it breaks my heart it really does hurt the people around you. drinking also damages EVERY organ in your body. and if you keep on drinking, you can forget about being and honor student. drinking messes up your memory and causes birth defects. also, your breath will smell pretty bad. and if you get caught, you'll be in big trouble so please stop, you're doing more harm to you than you think.
-Angie ♥
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Since you most likely do not know what fetal alcohol syndrome is if you asking this question then I will tell you what it will do to a child if you plan on having one:
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a serious health problem that tragically affects its victims and their families, but that is completely preventable. Causing a child to suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome is really nothing short of child abuse and it lasts for life. Babies born with FAS tend to weigh less and be shorter than normal. They usually suffer from:
-smaller heads
-deformed facial features
-abnormal joints and limbs
-poor coordination
-problems with learning
-short memories 1
Victims of fetal alcohol syndrome often experience mental health problems, disrupted school experience, inappropriate sexual behavior, trouble with the law, alcohol and drug problems, difficulty caring for themselves and their children, and homelessness.
Now, these are two things that it will do to YOU:
It makes your breath smell horrible.
It gives you cancer and you most likely will die unless it is small enough to get removed.
Oh and there are about 15 or 20 other things that it can do.
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Lots of different varieties of people drink. Kids who do "bad things" drink and honor students drink, too! You dont have to be a certain person to drink. Its okay to drink. A lot of kids do it and I know its fun and its summer and you want to live it up. I wouldnt do it EVERYDAY because you can do a lot of damage to your liver. But, not only that, drinking every day is fattening which is pretty much what stops me. Also, you cant make decisions. Hangovers suck, too. :[
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Truthfully, it is different for everybody. Some people cannot handle drinking as we as others and sometimes drinking sometimes can help you rather than harm you. There are soo many different side affects depending on your body. I know one of my friends that alchol kinda stablizes him so he can drive better and become better articulately, but alot of my other friends cannot intake alcohol as well and loose control over themselves. But with everyone it damages organs such as your stomache, kidneys, brain, liver, and heart.
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To give you an idea, everytime you get drunk you lose the equivalent of 2 weeks worth of high intensity workout sessions.
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At your age its bad no matter what because you are still growning.
Otherwise (for adults) drinking alcohol is ok in small quantities. However, people underestimate the power of this drug. Unlike weed and more severe narcotics, alcohol is accepted by society and not frowned upon in the same way. It is however more addicting than many of the drugs that people wouldnt be caught dead touching.
It also does incredible damage to your body if you drink too often. It easily can match, if not outdo balck market narcotics. Its not just your liver it hits mind you, but everything from killing your brain cells (this is permanent, not like the temporary daze you get from weed) to damaging your stomach, kidneys etc. If you think about it, an alcoholic is no different from a junkie in any way other than social acceptance.
Dont get me wrong, I am not preaching to you, I drink myself occasionally. However, you are simply too young. There is no reason for you to expose yourself to these risks so early in life. I would seriously recommend you quit (although, if you are unlucky, you might be surprised how hard that has become now that you are doing it every day).
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Drinking may not be a problem now but if you develope a worse drinking problem later in life it could lead to more health problems; also if you start drinking at a young age your more likely to become an alcoholic or a drug user.
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The Dangers of Alcohol
Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths annually, making it the third leading cause of preventable mortality in the U.S., after tobacco and diet/activity patterns. Alcohol is a nervous system depressant, which can affect virtually every organ in the body, since it goes directly into the bloodstream. It lowers inhibitions and impairs judgment, leading to unsafe behaviors, and eventually even death.
Alcohol has many side effects including altering your perceptions, dulling your senses, hindering coordination, and blocking memory functions. If you continue to use alcohol heavily, you could experience stomach ailments, sexual impotence, heart and central nervous system damage, loss of appetite, and blackouts.
When alcohol accumulates in your bloodstream, your errors will increase. Your reaction time slows down drastically, and you find that you are unable to control your vehicle, or other items, as you did prior to drinking. In addition, it creates a false sense of confidence- so you may not realize that you are out of control.
Drinking, even at moderate levels, can put you at risk for serious health and social problems. Alcohol interacts negatively with more than 150 medications, so check with your doctor or pharmacist prior to drinking any amount of alcohol, if you are taking any over the counter or prescription medication. The more heavily you drink, the greater the strain will be on your relationships with family, friends, and coworkers. It could even lead to the loss of your job or committing or being the victim of an act of violence.
If you have to ask yourself if you have a problem with alcohol, the chances are that you do. Many people use alcohol to escape from their problems, or to change their personalities. They have an inability to control their drinking, a high tolerance level for alcohol, and may suffer problems at work or in school as a result. If your family and friends are concerned about your problem, you should be too. It is a sad fact that an estimated 6.6 million children under the age of 18 live in households with at least one alcoholic parent.
You should also remember that alcoholism is just one of the diseases caused by alcohol. This disease can lead to others, such as cirrhosis and cancer of the liver. According to the NIAAA, "alcohol is typically found in the offender, victim or both in about half of all homicides and serious assaults, as well as in a high percentage of sex-related crimes, robberies, and incidents of domestic violence, and alcohol-related problems are disproportionately found among both juvenile and adult criminal offenders".
Help is available through the Alcoholics Anonymous organization. However, "alcohol-related problems are not likely to be reduced by strategies involving single interventions directed solely at the individual," says the NIAAA. "Economic, political, social and environmental forces that work together to encourage and perpetuate these problems must also be addressed."
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drinking all the time can cause severe damage to your liver... but as far as school and stuff like that... it all depends what kind of person you are... if you handle your responcibilities and then drink you're okay... its when you start going to school or work drunk or with hang overs that it starts to become a life affecting problem
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It depends on how much you drink. It's not all about how bad it is for you... all the things they say that happen, happen mostly when you're drunk so if you drink a little, you're not at risk for them. it damages your liver in the long run though. let me know if you need anything else. <3
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Drinking is really bad maby you should wait till you are the right age. It sounds like you drink way to much mabey you should ask your mom and dad to take you to treatment
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Well, theres a couple reasons. When youre drink people tend to do some dumb stuff. It can cause liver damage and so much more. And it depends on the person but when somebody drinks a lot, they seem warn out.
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