Alcohol

Today, alcoholism and alcohol abuse are growing problems in the society. Alcohol is a drug and, like all drugs, it has an effect on a person’s body and mind. Because drinking alcohol beverages makes some people more outgoing, alcohol may seem as a stimulant. In fact, alcohol is a depressant, which slows down the central nervous system. Some people have a genetic or biological tendency toward alcoholism. It has been said that a child of an alcoholic has four times the risk of becoming alcoholic than does a child of non-alcoholic parents. Stress may also be a factor of why people drink alcohol. The causes of alcoholism can lead to nothing but negative effects.
The many effects alcohol can cause are all negative. There is not one thing that alcohol can do good for someone’s body. Alcohol can cause a wide range of birth defects, the most serious being fatal alcohol syndrome. Children born with alcohol-related birth defects can have lifelong learning and behavior problems. Those...