When you party and drink booze most of the time you don't ever think about other things except getting boozed up.
On Oct 18, 2018 people stomping to the beat of songs on a second floor building at the woodlands apartments in Clemson, SC caused the floor to collapse because it was not built to withstand the weight of stomping students.
This is a good example of what drinking or drugs can lead to. A boozed person is less aware or unaware of the dangers around them.
Would a sober person perceive the danger of an over occupied 2nd floor building?
Maybe but for sure a boozed up person would not have the ability to see the danger.
Alcohol and drugs pose other physical dangers to you that won't be perceived when under their Influence.
People know that drinking and driving is a hazard but how many people think about an over crowded 2nd floor collapsing while dancing and drinking?
This is a good example of why alcohol and drugs are so dangerous to anyone.
My advice Think Before You Drink! Don't drink alcohol.
Police said the event was a private party by a group that had leased the clubhouse at the Woodlands Apartments.
The university tweeted that student affairs representatives went to the hospitals to support students and that counseling was available for anyone affected by the incident.
Did any student affairs representatives or counselors tell anyone about the dangers involved in drinking alcohol? Did these people who "support" students explain why and how alcohol is addictive and dangerous? Did any student representative or counselor simply warn a student about drinking alcohol? I will go out on a limb and say 99% did not and if one did he or she would be looked upon as an outcast by those who drink alcohol or sell alcohol to students.
The consensus opinion or position reached by drinkers as a whole is boozing it up at parties is accepted as normal and ok.
Is it normal? Is it ok? Is it considered normal just because a group of people do something as normal? Is drinking ok just because a group of people say it is ok?
Drinking alcohol is not normal just because a group of people do it. Drinking alcohol is not ok just because a group of people do it on a regular basis.
Did you know that alcohol is POISON ?
The bottom line is this: If you drink alcohol you are drinking poison. You feel different when drinking and for this reason alone think it is great and you need some more poison to feel even better.
Drinking poison catches up with you when you body begins to react to the poison you drank. You begin to feel bad and have what they call a hangover. Your sick feeling is your body's response to the POISON you drank.
WHY KILL YOURSELF BY DRINKING POISON? Alcohol is POISON!
The next time you have a shot, beer or glass of wine think of it for what it really is POISON!
Don't drink Poison just because others do.
People jog and exercise for their health and turn around and drink poison at bars and parties NEVER thinking about the fact they are killing themselves every time they drink alcohol, its POISON.
The term "pick your poison" is asscoiated with drinking alcohol for a reason.
If you drink alcohol stop drinking now. If you have never drank alcohol don't start, it is REALLY POISON!
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Let’s face it, alcohol is glamorized in the media, in social settings, and in our everyday lives. Wherever you turn there are ads for alcohol, offers to get drinks or go to happy hours, and gifts of wine and liquor bottles. We hardly ever read about the dangers of alcohol unless it’s for the D.A.R.E. program, or trying to get kids to “just say no.” Articles that do bring up the dangers of alcohol consumption are often followed by jazzy headlines that read “a glass of wine a day is the same as one hour at the gym,” or “drinking alcohol prevents heart disease.” People are always looking for a way to justify drinking alcohol. I’m here to tell you, it’s worse than we thought. Here are 10 reasons why alcohol is actually poison.
1. Ethanol alcohol is used in gasoline and your drinks
You read that right. Ethanol alcohol, the kind of alcohol that is used in pharmaceuticals, toiletries, and the fuel you put into your car, is the same type of alcohol that is in your martinis and your favorite beer. The anesthetic called ether is also made from ethanol. Another kind of alcohol, known as methanol, derived from similar chemical compounds as ethanol, is used as a solvent, as a raw material for producing formaldehyde, as well as antifreeze and for cleaning metals. Yuck!
2. Alcohol is the direct cause of 7 forms of cancer
At the end of last year a study revealed that alcohol is the direct cause of 7 forms of cancer, not one, but 7. Health experts actually called for a warning label on alcohol products because the study, published in the journal Addiction, found that alcohol was the direct cause of liver, breast, oropharynx, larynx, esophagus, colon, and rectum cancer. Although the highest risk was seen in the heaviest drinkers, a considerable burden was still found in low to moderate alcohol consumption. The authors of the study concluded that there is no safe amount of alcohol to drink in reference to cancer.
3. 88,000 people die annually from alcohol-related causes
This statistic is shocking and should alarm anyone who reads it. It means that alcohol is the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States. I mean, if orange juice was the fourth leading preventable cause of death in this country do you think there would be a movement to stop drinking? To not make fancy drinks with it? To make it look uncool? To not give it as a gift?
4. It’s called alcohol poisoning for a reason
Yes, alcohol is so toxic it can literally poison you. When your blood alcohol level is high enough, it is considered poisonous. This is because the liver is only made to process a limited amount of alcohol, one unit every hour. If you drink too much too fast your BAC can spike. One patient dies each week in the U.S. from alcohol poisoning. You can be at risk for alcohol poisoning even if you don’t binge drinking as it can even happen accidentally.
5. No amount of alcohol is safe while pregnant
I’ve heard and seen pregnant women say that a glass of wine early on in their pregnancy won’t hurt. I’ve read articles about pregnant women being pressured to drink. The American Academy of Pediatrics, along with many other health organizations, have repeatedly said that prenatal exposure to alcohol is dangerous. In fact, as of 2015, it is the leading preventable cause of birth defects and intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities in children. A recent study found an increased risk of infant growth retardation even when a pregnant woman’s consumption was limited to one alcoholic drink per day. Some women believe drinking during the first trimester is harmless, but compared to no drinking, drinking during the first trimester results in 12 times the odds of giving birth to a child with FASDs.
6. Alcohol kills cells
This is why alcohol is used to clean stuff, to preserve food and to sterilize skin and needs. The toxicity of alcohol becomes greater when it is ready to be cleared from the body because it has to be metabolized to a substance called acetaldehyde. This substance is even more toxic than alcohol. The irony is, any food or drink contaminated with the amount of acetaldehyde that a unit of alcohol produces would be banned and outlawed immediately as having an unacceptable health risk.
7. Drinking can lead to addiction
Although not everyone who drinks alcohol becomes addicted, there is a risk and the negative effects can be detrimental. In the current drinking climate, it’s difficult to understand when drinking becomes alcohol misuse or an alcohol use disorder. According to the NIAAA, as of 2015 15.1 million adults in the U.S. aged 18 or older have an alcohol use disorder. It can be argued that other substances that are prescribed or taken daily can also cause an addiction, pain pills, food, etc. However, alcohol is unique in that we know it’s a drug and we glamorize it anyway.
8. Drinking in excess on one occasion can take a toll on your health
We often hear drinking only one can’t hurt us, but it can. Alcohol can interfere with the brain’s communication pathways and can affect how the brain looks and works. Drinking a large amount over a long time or too much on one occasion can damage the heart including issues such as cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, stroke, and high blood pressure. Heavy drinking over time can lead to even more adverse health consequences.
9. Alcohol causes organs in the body to produce toxic substances
Alcohol actually causes the pancreas to produce toxic substances that can lead to pancreatitis, a dangerous swelling of the blood vessels in the pancreas that impedes proper digestion. Moreover, I already mentioned how the alcohol we metabolize also converts into a toxic substance, acetaldehyde.
10. Your body sees alcohol as a poison
When alcohol enters your body, your body sees it as a poison and it automatically reacts by attempting to fight back. To sober you up, the body produces an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase. The body goes after alcohol once it passes through the stomach lining into the liver. That’s where it changes into acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde is thought to be the cause of nasty hangovers.
As you can see, any way you slice it alcohol is poison. Its effects are far-reaching and devastating. Personally, I believe it’s time to stop acting like drinking is the normal thing to do and treat is like what it really is: poison.