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Modern medical research tells us: acute alcohol poisoning from heavy drinking can be fatal. Even the chronic poisoning caused by small amounts of alcohol is extremely harmful. It can also soften the heart, weaken its contractions, cause it to enlarge, and harden blood vessels. Regular drinking is also detrimental to the lungs, making one prone to bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, and tuberculosis. Alcohol consumption makes it easier to develop stomach diseases and stomach cancer. Alcohol, in particular, damages the liver, making it prone to hardening. Furthermore, for young people who are still developing, regular drinking can, in addition to the aforementioned harms, lead to a decline in mental and memory capacity, muscle weakness, premature sexual development, and premature aging.
The main component of alcohol is ethanol. When ethanol enters the human body, it can cause a wide range of destructive effects.
（1）When the blood alcohol concentration reaches 0.05%, the effects of alcohol begin to show, with excitement and a feeling of euphoria; when the blood alcohol concentration reaches 0.1%, a person loses self-control. If it reaches 0.2%, the person is extremely drunk; at 0.4%, a person can lose consciousness, fall into a coma, and even be at risk of death.
（2）The most significant damage alcohol inflicts on a person is to the central nervous system. It causes the nervous system to go from excitement to severe inhibition, seriously disrupting its normal functions. Excessive drinking damages the liver. Chronic alcohol poisoning can lead to alcoholic cirrhosis.
In addition, chronic alcohol poisoning causes various other damages to the body. It can lead to multiple neuritis, cardiomyopathy, brain lesions, hematopoietic dysfunction, pancreatitis, gastritis, and ulcers. It can also increase the incidence of hypertension. Some have also noted that long-term, heavy drinking can harm germ cells, leading to low intelligence in offspring. The incidence of laryngeal and digestive tract cancers is significantly increased in people who drink regularly.
In simple terms:
1. Affects brain development and impairs memory.
2. Increases the burden on the liver, easily causing alcoholic liver disease.
3. Affects fertility; excessive drinking can lead to low intelligence in offspring.