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How much do you drink?
Less than 10 drinks a month
57%
 57%  [ 4 ]
Less than 10 drinks a week
14%
 14%  [ 1 ]
More than 10 drinks a week
28%
 28%  [ 2 ]
More than 10 drinks a day
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Total Votes : 7

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Relyt

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Joined: 28 Jun 2005
Posts: 30
Reasons to Quit Drinking........and Being Happy About It!
Posted: 06-28-05 12:03pm

Alcohol abuse statistics:

short term effects

physical:
depressed immune system, loss of co-ordination, dehydration, vomiting.

Mental:
reduced memory, visual perception, and speech production. Increase confidence, violence.


Long term effects:

physical:
weight gain, high blood pressure, increase risk of cancer and liver disease, loss of appetite, vitamin deficiencies, stomach ailments, sexual impotence, central nervous system damage, alcoholism and hair loss.

Mental:
memory loss, brain damage, addiction.


Number of alcohol complementary deaths anually in the usa: 101,000

quick fact:
alcohol, a legal substance, is used by more than 50% of the population. Alcoholism is a condition in which the individual is physically dependent on the effects of alcohol to avoid symptoms of withdrawal. Alcoholism can shorten your life by more than 10 years. Drunk driving kills more than 20,000 people in america a year and in the uk alcohol is the cause of more than 50% of nearly three million violent crimes committed each year.Edit
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