Negative Impacts and Harm of Drinking Alcohol

(Vimont, 2005). "This sentence means that in the United States, alcohol abuse kills about 75,000 people each year and deprives them of life for 30 years.The overdose of alcohol is a major food in the United States after tobacco use There is also data showing annual alcohol abuse rate in the United States, alcohol abuse is one of the main causes of death in the United States, excessive consumption of alcohol may shorten human lives.

The influence of drinking is deep within society. Harm caused by alcohol intake is far beyond the physical and mental health of drinkers. It also harms others' happiness and health. Some of the social injuries to drinkers are included in the health condition that has been considered in this report. For example, diseases and injuries have social impacts such as the medical expenses borne by the government, adverse effects on productivity, and the economic and psychological burdens of families. Examples of injuries to others include prenatal conditions caused by mother's drinking and violent injuries caused by attackers due to alcohol consumption. This range of social harm is beyond these examples. In Australia with a population of 21 million people, over 10 million people are affected somewhat by drinking of strangers (Laslett et al., 2010).

Social and economic costs cover the negative economic impact of alcohol consumption on overall social welfare. Direct costs - the value of goods and services offered to cope with the adverse effects of alcohol, and indirect costs - personal productive services not provided due to alcoholic drinking are included.

Harmful drinking is a major determinant of alcohol use disorders, injuries, epilepsy, other non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cirrhosis of the liver and various cancers. The harmful use of alcohol is also related to multiple infectious diseases such as HIV / AIDS, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases (STI). This is because drinking alcohol may lead to dangerous behavior and weaken the immune system and cause pathogen infection. In addition, drinking will adversely affect patient compliance with antiretroviral therapy.