Physical Effects of

Long-Term

Alcohol Use

By Kaleb StevensonRodolfo Bernardino

• Effect on Skin- Dull and dry

- Pasty, wrinkled

- Dilates capillaries

- BIG RED NOSE

- Smells like alcohol

Alcohol- Dehydrates the body terribly

• Just like the capillaries in your skin, the blood vessels in your eyes will suffer the same fate, leading to bloodshot eyes. Sometimes, when the liver is affected, the whites of the eyes can also take on a yellowish colour too.

Effect On The

EYES

Throat DAMAGE

Irritates and damages esophagus

Induces vomiting, bleeding, pain, diffic

ulty swallowing

May eventually cause cancer

Effects on Heart

Weakens the heart- Blood can’t pump properly

Increased blood pressure

Increased risk of heart attack and strokes

Lung FAILURE

•High amounts of alcohol may cause breathing to stop

Effects on the Stomach

• peptic ulcers

• inflammation

• bleeding lesions and cancer

irritation of stomach lining

irritation of stomach lining

After the stomach comes the

INTESTINES

• Irritates lining, resulting in nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and sweating

• Inhibits the small intestine’s ability to process nutrients and vitamins

Liver Shot • Causes fat

accumulation around liver

• Leads to inflammation and destruction of cells

• Results in:

- irreversible lesions and scarring

-irreversible destruction of cells

Reproductive System Damage

Long term use results in decreased function and size of the male genitalia

Decreases Testosterone

Increases sexual desire, but decreases sexual performance

Bad Smell• On waking, that rather sour morning after

smell is due to the liver struggling to process the overload of alcohol passed through it.

• It does this by excreting it through sweat and urine, and this leads to that all-over bad smell. Including your breath of course.

Bruises and Cuts

Alcoholics and alcohol abusers are very often aggressive and violent and will also be accident prone, falling over a lot and knocking into things.

I.E. THEY GET MESSED UP

Censo

red

Their bodies will bear testimony to this, often being scarred, cut or bruised a lot.

Physical Long Term Effects• Apart from all the issues above, there are far more serious implications for

the long term drinker. • Cirrhosis or cancer of the liver • Breast cancer • Damage to the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) • High blood pressure • Obesity • Infertility • Strokes (cerebral haemorrhage) • Heart disease • Diabetes • Impotence or other sexual problems • Pancreatitis • Ulcers • Alcohol poisoning

Mental Long Term Effects

• But it's not just about physical symptoms either. • The mental state is also affected long term • Depression • Suicidal tendencies • Personality breakdown • Inability to concentrate • Affected sexual performance • Dementia • Hallucinations • Memory loss and blackouts • Mood swings

Resources

• http://www.alcoholissues.co.uk/long-term-alcohol.html

• http://www.upei.ca/~stuserv/alcohol/effectsonbody.htm

Image Resources• http://www.alcoholicliverdiseases.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cirrhosis-liver.jpg• http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/05/25/gal_lilo22.jpg• http://www.drinkawaremalta.com/TheSenseGroup/bank/media/Content_Images/what%20happens%20to%20alcohol%20in%20your%20body_000006470831XSmall.jpg• http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3785889730_e3355618b4.jpg• http://girlontheright.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/brass-balls.jpg• http://www.howtohealstuff.com/wp-content/themes/mimbo/images/damaged-voice.

jpg• http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/magazine/specials/sportsman/2005/11/16/oscardelahoya/t1_oscar_si.jpg• http://photos.demandstudios.com/getty/article/58/154/dv755060_XS.jpg• http://www.treatment-skincare.com/Images/August06/Broken-Capillaries• http://www.upei.ca/~stuserv/alcohol/effect9.jpg• http://www.thelivercentre.com.au/development/images/alcohol-

Effects.jpg• http://www.thebadandugly.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wino1.jpg• http://webspace.webring.com/people/ro/owlsinfo/alcohol/ulcer.jpg