List of Top Addictive Substances:
Alcohol Abuse and Addiction
Description: An alcoholic drink is a beverage containing ethanol, a type of alcohol generated through grain fermentation, fruit fermentation, or other sugar sources.
Effects: Alcohol can affect your body both inside and out. The impacts of alcohol on the brain can be rapidly felt. Not only can drinking trigger temporary problems like memory loss and coordination, but it can also lead to sometimes irreversible long-term side effects.
Common side effects include:
- Slowed Breathing
- Extreme Shifts in Mood
- Memory Lapses
- Lack of Coordination
- Vision Impairment
- Slurred Speech
Alcohol Abuse and Addiction Information: An estimated 88,0000 individuals (around 62,000 males and 26,000 females) die annually from alcohol-related causes, making alcohol the United States’ third major preventable cause of death.