What is the effect on human body if you drink excessively?

Question

My buddy has been drinking since he was 16 years old, now 27.
He drinks 4 sixty ouncers of Vodka a week. What is the effect of this?

Answer 1

Well alcohol posioning is always a factor. His liver may be shot!

Answer 2

A friend of mine has been drinking for 25 years, a case of beer and 1/2 gallon of vodka a day. He is 40 this year and went into liver failure and was in a coma for 3 days and died. Left behind his wife and 3 year old daughter.

Answer 3

Excessive drinking will eventually lead to liver failure, kidney failure, nerve damage and brain damage. It will affect pretty much all systems in the body eventually.

Just before Christmas a friend of mine passed away at 39yrs old. Reason? Liver failure due to years of excessive drinking. I hope this answers your question.

Your buddy needs to do some serious thinking about his/her alcohol consumption before it is too late. Sadly many alcoholics find it impossible to stop. I hope he/she can find a way.

Answer 4

He is dependence on ethanol . As far as the body is concerned alcohols a poison. damage to the brain, liver,pancreas,duodenum, and central nervous system. Alcohol reduces the amount of oxygen going to the brain but it also harms brain cells Alcoholism damages every cell in the body.
The effect on the liver is very serious. your friend has a problem but it is his and only he can do something about it

Answer 5

Lots of lost brain cells, liver damage (more alcohol than it can handle)

Answer 6

his liver will get affected.chirosis of the liver, he could get pancreatitis,which is extremely painful,his kidneys could pack up and his heart would also get affected due to high blood pressure,and he could also develop type2 diabetes....its not worth it...ive seen really bad cases in my own family...please make him stop if you really care.all the best to you.

Answer 7

He could end up voting for democrats... Tell him to stop drinking and straighten up.

Answer 8

He will end up rotting his liver,Remember George Best???

Answer 9

Welll apart from the fact that he is an alcoholic and all the possible things that stem from that......but you asked about physical effects.

Alcohol in the Gastrointestinal System


Everyone has an enzyme in their stomach designed to process ethanol into a safer substance. The enzyme is called alcohol dehydrogenase.

When a person drinks alcohol, about 20% of the alcohol is absorbed in the stomach and 80% is absorbed in the small intestine.

For reasons that are n
Everyone has an enzyme in their stomach designed to process ethanol into a safer substance. The enzyme is called alcohol dehydrogenase.

When a person drinks alcohol, about 20% of the alcohol is absorbed in the stomach and 80% is absorbed in the small intestine.

For reasons that are not yet clear to scientists, the alcohol dehydrogenase in men is 70-80% more effective than the same enzyme in women. There are also age differences - young women and men over 50 years of age have the most difficulty coping with alcohol. Heavy drinkers and people with alcohol problems have severely reduced levels of this important enzyme.

The longer the stomach has to work on the ethanol, the less harm it can do to your body. When a meal is eaten the exit valve of the stomach closes in order to digest the food. When food and alcohol are consumed at the same time this prevents the alcohol from passing quickly into the small intestine from where it would be rapidly absorbed giving the enzyme more time to work.

The bigger you are the more blood you have in your bloodstream. Added to this, the average adult male is made up of 66% fluid, compared to 55% for women. So if you're both the same weight and drink the same amount in one occasion, the woman will end up with a blood-alcohol level a third higher than the man's. It will take a third longer for the woman's body to eliminate the alcohol from the blood.

Alcohol circulates in the bloodstream until it is processed by to the liver.

Alcohol in the Liver


The liver is where the body finishes breaking down alcohol. Working at full speed, a healthy young man's liver takes about an hour to process one drink. A healthy young woman's liver will generally take longer. This is one reason why women often become intoxicated more quickly than men and why ther
The liver is where the body finishes breaking down alcohol. Working at full speed, a healthy young man's liver takes about an hour to process one drink. A healthy young woman's liver will generally take longer. This is one reason why women often become intoxicated more quickly than men and why there are different recommended upper limits for women.

If you drink faster than your liver can process alcohol you will start to feel drunk.

The Liver is the main organ that gets rid of alcohol by breaking it down. It metabolises about 90% of the alcohol in our body while only about 10% is excreted through either our urine or breath.

The liver needs water to get rid of toxins from the body but, as alcohol acts as a diuretic, there will not be sufficient amounts in the body, so the liver is forced to divert water from other organs including the brain.

The liver also produces more toxins in the body as a by-product of breaking down alcohol. When the liver is metabolising alcohol it produces acetaldehyde, a substance which has toxic effects on our liver, brain and stomach lining, resulting in headache, nausea, vomiting and heartburn (aka hangover).

Alcohol in the Brain


While alcohol is waiting to be processed by the liver it travels in the blood through the heart to all the other organs of the body, including the brain. Alcohol is traditionally called a depressant drug because although it can make people feel "revved up" it does so by closing down different circu
While alcohol is waiting to be processed by the liver it travels in the blood through the heart to all the other organs of the body, including the brain. Alcohol is traditionally called a depressant drug because although it can make people feel "revved up" it does so by closing down different circuits in the brain. It is both a stimulant and a depressant.

At low levels alcohol increases the electrical activity in the brain affecting pleasure and euphoria, (working in a similar way to cocaine and amphetamines). In this respect it acts like an accelerator. It also works on the circuits targeted by drugs like Valium - calming, easing anxiety, and acting more like a brake pedal. Alcohol also acts on the serotonin system, which (like Prozac) increases self-confidence and reduces depression.

Unfortunately this is usually short lived. Drinking more than a couple of drinks can ruin any short-term emotional gains. In large amounts, alcohol interferes with some of the chemical messages in your brain. It can make you clumsy, affect your coordination and slur your speech. It dramatically reduces your ability to learn and form memories, which is why people experience "blackouts." Regular drinking sessions can make it very difficult to learn new skills or retain new knowledge.
Alcohol Poisoning


Alcohol poisoning (when parts of your brain shut down because there is too much alcohol in the blood system) can make a person very sick, and can even be fatal.

High tolerance?

Some people find that they ca
Alcohol poisoning (when parts of your brain shut down because there is too much alcohol in the blood system) can make a person very sick, and can even be fatal.

High tolerance?

Some people find that they can drink relatively large amounts of alcohol without seeming to be drunk. This is dangerous. It could mean that they have been drinking so much that they are developing a tolerance to levels of alcohol that would have left them drunk in the past. As they drink more to experience the same level of effects, they are exposed to more and more alcohol-related harm.


When you gamble with alcohol, it's not only yourself that you are putting at risk:
Alcohol is often involved in accidents such as drowning, falls and house fires
Other people such as your friends, family, the police and hospitals may be affected
Lost inhibitions may make you do things you wouldn't normally do, for example, picking fights or unprotected sex

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