Negative Effects Of Alcohol – 1 Drink at a Time
When you’re out on a night out the last thing that’s on your mind probably will be what each drink that you consume will do to you. After all, you’re out to enjoy yourself with some of your friends or family, aren’t you? This may be what you think, but unfortunately this isn’t what alcohol is all about. You might think that alcohol makes you have a better night out but this isn’t the case. Now that you’re reading this, you might as well read on and see how each drink that you consume will affect you. You probably know some of the negative effects of alcohol already, but do you actually know how many drinks will make you experience each of those negative effects of alcohol? The answer will more than likely be no. Firstly, let me explain that recent studies have shown that men are supposed to consume 5 drinks or less while women should consume 4 drinks or less – maximum. As well as this, if you drink a few times each week for a number of weeks, you are labelled as a binge drinker! Sounds scary, doesn’t it? Anyway, have a look below to see what each alcoholic drink will do to you:
Drink 1 – A lot of people don’t particularly like their first alcoholic drink when they are out, and one of the reasons why this is could be because you won’t really feel any of the negative effects of alcohol. (even though nearly everyone see these effects as “good” effects on a night out!) Your first drink will probably make you feel a bit more relaxed though.
Drink 2 – After a couple of drinks, the majority of people will experience a little “high”. If you don’t know what this means, it’s basically a feeling that you get which makes you feel like you’re in a much better mood overall and more happy with yourself. The alcohol relaxes your whole body while therefore makes you feel more relaxed. This is the stage where most people are happiest, but sadly a lot of people find it difficult to stop here and they continue to drink which in causes them to start feeling the negative effects of alcohol.
Drink 3 – At this stage, the person will start to change in comparison as to what they normally act like. It’s possible that they’ll start saying things that they would never even think about saying to others, which can cause a lot of trouble at the time. Vision starts to get impaired after the third drink which can also cause some hassle to the person that’s drinking as well as the people that are around them.
Drink 4 and 5 – This is where the term “binge drinking” comes in to play. If you aren’t sure what this term means, binge drinking is more than less when a person decides that he or she will continue to drink more alcohol with the desire of getting very drunk. If you ever binge drink, it could be a sign that you have an addictive personality, in which case I’d recommend that you see a professional to try to sort it out before it goes too far. Also, at this stage the whole body starts to slow down because of the amount of alcohol that’s in the bloodstream, for example: a person’s reaction times will be significantly reduced after drinking this much alcohol. This is why most governments all around the world have banned drink driving as they have realized the potential problems that the negative effects of alcohol can cause on people around the world.
Drink 6 and 7 – This is one of the most serious stages that a person can be at. If a person drinks this much alcohol, they’ll go through nearly every one of the negative effects of alcohol which isn’t a nice thing to go through. So many people start vomiting at this stage, which isn’t many people’s ideas of having a “good time” which is what people usually want before heading out for a few drinks in their local pub or nightclub. Vomiting is a sign that the body needs to get rid of some of the alcohol in order for it to function correctly, it’s like a natural life saver in a way.
Drink 8+ - This is an extremely dangerous stage to be in. Even at 8 drinks a person can go through severe alcohol poisoning, so imaging how bad you’d be if you continued to drink more than this! There will be a large percentage of people who will need medical attention once they reach this stage, so it’s very serious. Once someone consumes in or around 10 drinks of alcohol, it can become even more serious – death. It’s not too uncommon for people to die due to drinking huge amounts of alcohol, so make sure that you know when to stop before it’s too late.
Now that you know the difference that an extra drink or two can have on you, I hope that you’ll be smart enough to stop when you need to stop so that you’ll go through as little of these negative effects of alcohol as possible. Always try to keep in mind this article so that you’ll never ruin your night out when you go out for a couple of drinks with your friends or family.
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