pros@cons of Alcohol?

Answer 1

The symbol @ means *at*. & means *and*. There really aren't any pros to alcohol use, unless it's to clean sites for medical procedures or electronic equipment. The cons are, acting the fool while under the influence, the danger of becoming addicted, ruining your health, family, and social life, and countless other none desireable effects.

Answer 2

Alcohol can be taken on your leisure hours, depending on your age. However, it should be taken in moderation especially if you are driving.
Alcohol in excess can be bad to your liver. Your liver enzymes might be elevated & this is a problem if it is elevated 3 fold. Most medications are excreted or goes out of the body either through our liver or through our kidney. Simple medication such as Paracetamol goes to our liver. There are many people now who have liver cirrhosis, alcoholic gastritis! The only treatment for these cases is to abstain from alcohol.

Answer 3

I'm younger than 21 and i can tell you (i have never had any type of alcohol by the way) that there is no benefit to drinking. o shore u may look cool, be hip, or what ever u want to call it. In the end your just throwing your life away bottle by bottle and that wont do you any good.

Answer 4

Impotence

Answer 5

pros- makes you feel good, relaxed, etc.

cons - destroys your inhibitions, leaving you more susceptible to rape, driving drunk, doing things that you wouldn't normally do. not to mention the hangovers! and can lead to addiction too.

needless to say, cons definitely outweigh pros!!

Answer 6

Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are not only adult problems -- they also affect a significant number of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 20, even though drinking under the age of 21 is illegal.

The average age when youth first try alcohol is 11 years for boys and 13 years for girls. The average age at which Americans begin drinking regularly is 15.9 years old.

According to research by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, adolescents who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21.

An early age of drinking onset is also associated with alcohol-related violence not only among persons under age 21 but among adults as well.

It has been estimated that over three million teenagers are out-and-out alcoholics. Several million more have a serious drinking problem that they cannot manage on their own.

The three leading causes of death for 15- to 24-year-olds are automobile crashes, homicides and suicides -- alcohol is a leading factor in all three.

While drinking may be a singular problem behavior for some, research suggests that for others it may be an expression of general adolescent turmoil that includes other problem behaviors and that these behaviors are linked to unconventionality, impulsiveness, and sensation seeking.

Binge drinking, often beginning around age 13, tends to increase during adolescence, peak in young adulthood (ages 18-22), then gradually decrease. Individuals who increase their binge drinking from age 18 to 24 and those who consistently binge drink at least once a week during this period may have problems attaining the goals typical of the transition from adolescence to young adulthood (e.g., marriage, educational attainment, employment, and financial independence).

Dependence on alcohol and other drugs is also associated with several psychiatric problems, such as:

depression, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), antisocial personality disorder

Whether anxiety and depression lead to or are consequences of alcohol abuse is not known.

Alcohol use among adolescents has also been associated with considering, planning, attempting, and completing suicide. Research does not indicate whether drinking causes suicidal behavior, only that the two behaviors are correlated.

Parents' drinking behavior and favorable attitudes about drinking have been positively associated with adolescents' initiating and continuing drinking. Children who were warned about alcohol by their parents and children who reported being closer to their parents were less likely to start drinking.

Lack of parental support, monitoring, and communication have been significantly related to frequency of drinking, heavy drinking, and drunkenness among adolescents. Harsh, inconsistent discipline and hostility or rejection toward children have also been found to significantly predict adolescent drinking and alcohol-related problems.

Peer drinking and peer acceptance of drinking have also been associated with adolescent drinking.

The most common and effective way for an individual to combat his or her addictive behaviors is through a self-help support group, with advice and support from a health care professional. Treatment should also involve family members because family history may play a role in the origins of the problem and successful treatment cannot take place in isolation.

The National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service provides a toll-free telephone number, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), offering various resource information. Through this service you can speak directly to a representative concerning substance abuse treatment, request printed material on alcohol or other drugs, or obtain local substance abuse treatment referral information in your State.

I am not a Doctor... I'm just a Corpsman...

Information provided by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. To learn more about alcohol and other drugs of abuse, contact NCADI at 1-800-729-6686.

PS Pros and Cons of Alcohol should not be in the Dental section of Health...lol.

Answer 7

its an addiction that ruins families, ruins your health and costs a lot of money to boot, how can there be anything good about that.

Answer 8

makes u feel good,gives u liquid courage...come home with ugly people...cost alot of money....makes u puke...tears apart familys starts fights

Answer 9

THERE IS NO PROS IF YOU HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM/DRINKING SOCIALLY IS FINE BUT IF ACHOL CAUSES A PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE OR OTHERS AROUND YOU THEN IT WILL DISTROY MAJOR LIVES !!!!!!!

Answer 10

pros@cons?

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