Effects

The effects of alcohol abuse are serious and not too well known. The most i knew about the effects were that it could damage your liver with longterm abuse. Well i've found out the facts and here they are.

Alcohol has effects on your brain:

• Lower co-ordination
• Slower reflexes
• poor judgement
• Distorted vision
• memory lapses
• Even Blackouts

Alcohol has effects on your body such as:

• It depresses the nervous sytem
• Lowers your inhibitions
• Impairs your judgement
• Leads to risky behaviour such as drink driving and unprotected sex Click Here For information and help if your worried you've caught something through unprotected sex

The Short Term Effects

• The dreaded Hangover- headache, dehydration, vomitting, shakiness etc
• Loss of consciousness
• Increased Risk of Sexual Assualt For shocking statistics Click Here
• Alcohol poisoning
• Choking on Vomit
• Sudden Death From Stroke

The Long Term Health Effects

• Birth Defects
• Liver Damage
• Heart Dieses
• Bone Damage
• Cancer

Shocking FACT: 10 hours after you sober up your reasoning ability, movement control and reaction speed are STILL limited

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Alcohol Poisoning

Here is some information on alcohol posioning to help you recognise the signs and make you aware of just how bad it really is.

FACTS
Alcohol depresses the nerves which control the involuntary actions such as breathing and the gag reflex which is the one that stops you from choking. A fatal amount of alcohol can actually stop these from functioning. A persons blood concentration can continue to rise even when the victim is passed out. Alcohol in the stomach and intestine will continue to enter the bloodstream and circulate the body even when a person has stopped drinking. It is therefore dangerous to think the person will be fine by just sleeping it off.

Critical Signs for Alcohol Poisoning

• Mental confusion, stupor, coma, or person cannot be roused.
• Vomiting.
• Seizures.
• Slow breathing (fewer than eight breaths per minute).
• Irregular breathing (10 seconds or more between breaths).
• Hypothermia (low body temperature), bluish skin color, paleness.
  

What Should I Do If I Suspect Someone Has Alcohol Poisoning?

• Know the danger signals.
• Do not wait for all symptoms to be present.
• Be aware that a person who has passed out may die.
• If there is any suspicion of an alcohol overdose, call 911 for help. Don't try to guess the level of drunkenness.

What Can Happen to Someone With Alcohol Poisoning That Goes Untreated?

• Victim chokes on his or her own vomit.
• Breathing slows, becomes irregular, or stops.
• Heart beats irregularly or stops.
• Hypothermia (low body temperature).
• Hypoglycemia (too little blood sugar) leads to seizures.
• Untreated severe dehydration from vomiting can cause seizures, permanent brain damage, or death.

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Malibu + Binging = BAD!

My previous praising to Malibu still stands but that is of course if you drink in moderation. However, this is where the problem comes with me and my fellow Binge Drinkers out there! If we go back to the day's when we use to drink alcopops like WKD and Bacardi Breezers and Smirnoff Ice's we'll remember that in order to get a bit tipsy let alone drunk with them you would have to drink about 7 or 8. The problem with Malibu is because it's so light we assume the same with that. Forgetting the oh so important fact that WKD and other alcopops are only around 5% volume in alcohol and that Malibu is 21%. Therefore we seem to assume that drinking it heavily won't have that much of an affect on us!

This is where i bring in a real life experience of a friend Penny* who drank almost three quarters of a 70cl of Malibu raw. The video below is only a short clip of her smiling away minutes before collapsing and being rushed to hospital.

Carribean Rum!

Yes all those of you who know your spirits well will know what spirit im on about here. If you haven't guessed yet though here's a clue; it's most popularly mixed with pineapple juice, coke or lemonade. It's one of the most popular carribean rums around that became internationally established in the 1980's. It's Malibu!

It's the one drink that you can have whilst picturing yourself somewhere exotic like Barbados, on the white sandy beach with a brillant blue sea. The atmosphere being mellow and chilled out as evreyone there is just relaxed as a majority of them are on a nice buzz because of the Malibu. Malibu is associted with being one of those drinks that you don't get drunk with because you can't. With only 21% volume of Alcohol, it is a lot more easier on the body (and head the next morning!)than other spirits like Whiskey with certain brands being 40% volume. Yes the motto 'seriously easy going' seems to sum it up well.

And yes i as well as many others out there do enjoy drinking it. With so many recipes for it there's bound to be something that truly tickles your tastebuds! Obviously the classic 'Malibu and coke' is a particular favourite for me and many other Malibu lovers at there. But here's some more that are definately worth trying:
*Malibu cream Soda- 1 part Malibu, 1 part Vodka, 1/2 a cup of vanilla ice-cream & 1 part lemonade.
*Malibu Shamrock- 1 part Malibu and 1 part Irish cream, shake together and pour over crushed ice! Click HereFor more Yummy recipes!

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Bingers

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The topic of binge drinking is cropping up all over England at the moment and it has steadily become increasingly frequent. In fact, it's now more of a concern than ever.
The British Medical Assosciation has stated that "there is no concensus definition of binge drinking". However when coming to identifying or attempting to define binge drinking it is usuallu associated with these four facts:
(1) Drinking with the intention of getting drunk. Often mixing drinks
(2) Drinking to the point at which you lose control
(3) Drinking as much as possible in a short space of time
(4) Occassional, heavy drinking

Statistics now state that one in four adults are binge drinkers and the UK recently topped a poll of being Europes heaviest alcohol consumers. This page attempts to uncover the stories, the facts and highlight the implications of such behaviour. All without being the diary of an alcoholic. Welcome to bingers