We classify alcohol as a depressant. Those are such substances that reduce the activity of the central nervous system and other parts of the body. Alcohol by itself is very harmful to the body. It causes a number of diseases – it damages the liver, brain, heart activity and more. Its addictiveness nature also poses a risk. As a result of frequent and excessive consumption of alcohol, develops an addiction. We call this condition alcoholism. A person addicted to alcohol deliberately searches for places where alcohol is likely to be consumed; he does not know when to stop drinking; as a result of alcohol consumption, he also forgets important things and, last but not least, loses interest in everything close to him, which he replaces just with drinking alcohol.
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