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List the harmful effects caused by alcohol/drug abuse. Ans. Harmful effects caused by alcohol/drug abuse. Drug abusers who take it intravenously may cause
There are many harmful implications of Alcohol on the health of any individuals, some of which are
1. Alcohols affects our major organs such as
(a) Brain (Degradation of memory, hallucination and behaviour changes and speech defects)
(b) Heart (leads to the weakening of heart results in cardiomyopathy, irregular heartbeats)
(c) Liver (responsible for disease called fatty liver and inflammation in hepatocytes)
2. Recent research has found that Alcohol is also responsible for many types of cancers
(a) Liver cancer
(b) Mouth cancer
(c) Colon cancer
3. Alcohol consumption is also associated with
(a) Infertility and low sperm count
(b) Stomach problems
(c) Nutrition deficiency
(d) Loss of calcium
(e) Causing weak immunity
Harmful effect of intravenously injecting drugs are