The consumption of even a small quantity of alcohol while on medication will seriously aggravate a health condition. There are around 150 known types of medication that can seriously deteriorate a health condition while consuming alcohol. A good example would be antihistamine, whose sedative effect is increased to a point that driving or handling machinery would become very dangerous.

If alcohol is consumed while on painkillers such as Tylenol, you could end up damaging your liver. Those of us who tend to self-medicate drugs and take them indiscriminately with alcohol are opening themselves up to a whole range of health problems. You should always consult your doctor about the possibility of drinking alcohol with any prescribed drug.

Both legal and social problems can be the outcome of alcohol addiction especially if we are talking about heavy consumption. Problems will most certainly arise at the work place, at home with the family, with the best of friends and with absolute strangers. Hangovers lead to getting up late or not even getting up at all, creating a lack of job productivity and eventually job loss.

Alcoholism in pregnant women is a real threat to their baby's health as they could contract a range of congenital defects. They are more prone to serious behavioural problems and on going learning difficulties. The baby might even end up with alcohol syndrome (FAS), resulting in serious physical and mental problems.

Long-Term Health Problems: Drinking alcohol may cause liver problems, heart diseases and certain forms of cancer. These problems may not appear immediately but over a long time of drinking. Women are more prone to alcohol related problems than men even if they drink less than men.

Really serious liver complaints such as hepatitis or liver inflammation are suffered by people all over the world who over induce in alcohol, and these conditions can even lead to death. About 20% of the world's alcoholics will get alcoholic cirrhosis or scarring of liver hepatitis C virus-HCV-infection, which can lead to the need of a liver transplant. As serious an effect of alcoholism is the contraction of hepatitis C virus-HCV-infection, which might cause liver cancer.

Consuming too much alcohol can have a terrible effect on the nervous system causing central nervous system depression. Alcohol will at first stimulate the mind, but then after heavy consumption will cause sedation. The immunity system will become diminished and our logical way of thinking will be affected as well as our emotional behaviour and judgment. A heavy drinker may also encounter speech difficulties and muscle coordination problems. These and other complications can even lead to a heavy drinker falling into a coma.

Alcohol consumption is a serious risk for diabetics; as alcohol prevents glucose being released from the liver, increasing the risk of getting hypoglycaemia which caused by a low blood sugar count. This can be life threatening when combined with the intake of insulin, used in regulating the blood sugar level.

Pancreatitis: Pancreas produces insulin that regulates the blood sugar level in your body. Drinking alcohol may also endanger your pancreas that produces hormones to control you metabolism. Pancreas produces enzymes that help in digesting the proteins and carbohydrates. Long time drinking of alcohol may cause or the inflammation of the pancreas. Acute pancreatitis may cause severe abdominal pain that can be fatal at times. It can also cause diarrhea and weight loss. So stop drinking alcohol.
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