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1. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsAlcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   4 days ago · Alcohol is a psychoactive substance that causes more than 200 diseases and injuries and 3 million deaths worldwide every year. WHO provides key facts, policy options and interventions to reduce the burden of alcohol-related harm.

2. science.howstuffworks.com › alcoholWhat Is Alcohol and What Does It Do to the Human Body?

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   Aug 21, 2023 · Learn what alcohol is, how it is made, how it enters and leaves the body, and how it affects the brain and other functions. Find out the facts, myths and dangers of alcohol consumption.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alcohol_and_healthAlcohol and health - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol and health. Alcohol (also known as ethanol) has a number of effects on health. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption include intoxication and dehydration. Long-term effects of alcohol include changes in the metabolism of the liver and brain, several types of cancer and alcohol use disorder. [1]

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alcohol_(drug)Alcohol (drug) - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol is found in fermented beverages such as beer, wine, and distilled spirit [20] – in particular, rectified spirit, [21] and serves various purposes; it is used as a recreational drug, for example by college students, for self-medication, and in warfare.

6. www.britannica.com › science › alcoholAlcohol | Definition, Formula, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Learn about alcohol, a class of organic compounds with one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a carbon atom of an alkyl group. Find out how alcohols are classified, named, and used in various fields and applications.

7. www.who.int › health-topics › alcoholHarmful use of alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Tackling the harmful effects of alcohol locally in the city of Tarumã, Brazil. 26 December 2019.

8. www.who.int › azerbaijan › newsNo level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health

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   Jan 4, 2023 · Alcohol is a toxic, psychoactive, and dependence-producing substance and has been classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer decades ago – this is the highest risk group, which also includes asbestos, radiation and tobacco.

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   Is alcohol a drug?

   • More than 2.3 billion people across the globe drink alcohol, but most don't consider it a drug. But if you've ever seen someone who's had too much, you know alcohol has profound effects on the mind and body.

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   What are the short-term effects of alcohol consumption?

   • The short-term effects of alcohol consumption range from a decrease in anxiety and motor skills at lower doses to unconsciousness, anterograde amnesia, and central nervous system depression at higher doses. Cell membranes are highly permeable to alcohol, so once alcohol is in the bloodstream it can diffuse into nearly every cell in the body.

   Alcohol and health - Wikipedia

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   What are the effects of alcohol consumption?

   • The harmful use of alcohol causes a high burden of disease and has significant social and economic consequences. The harmful use of alcohol can also result in harm to other people, such as family members, friends, co-workers and strangers. Alcohol consumption is a causal factor in more than 200 diseases, injuries and other health conditions.

   Alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Is ethanol a psychoactive alcohol?

   • Also, ethanol is colloquially referred to as "alcohol" because it is the most prevalent alcohol in alcoholic beverages. But technically all alcoholic beverages contain several types of psychoactive alcohols, that are categorized as primary, secondary, or tertiary.

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   How dangerous is alcohol?

   • Harmful use of alcohol is accountable for 7.1% and 2.2% of the global burden of disease for males and females respectively. Alcohol is the leading risk factor for premature mortality and disability among those aged 15 to 49 years, accounting for 10% of all deaths in this age group.

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   Is ethanol a tertiary alcohol?

   • Ethanol is a primary alcohol that has unpleasant actions in the body, many of which are mediated by its toxic metabolite acetaldehyde. Less prevalent alcohols found in alcoholic beverages, are secondary, and tertiary alcohols.

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