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Here is the (recorded PSI) media type="file" key="2013-06-10 12_03.wav" width="300" height="50" Script: Shown from recent studies by the Dept of Transportation (US), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), In 2010, 10,228 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (31%) of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. So here, in 2013, to prevent the unfortunate tragedies only 3 years ago, I decided to make a PSA announcement so people are informed on the effects that alcohol has on the body.

Why should you be aware of the affect that alcohol has on the body?

Drinking too much – on a single occasion or over time – can take a serious toll on your health, alcohol especially affects a number of different organs.

Brain: Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works. These disruptions can change mood and behavior, and make it harder to think clearly and move with coordination.

Heart: Drinking a lot over a long time or too much on a single occasion can damage the heart, causing problems including:

Cardiomyopathy – Stretching and drooping of heart muscle Arrhythmias – Irregular heart beat Stroke High blood pressure Research also shows that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may protect healthy adults from developing coronary heart disease.

Liver: Heavy drinking takes a toll on the liver, and can lead to a variety of problems and liver inflammations including:

Steatosis, or fatty liver Alcoholic hepatitis <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Fibrosis <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Cirrhosis

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Pancreas: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Alcohol causes the pancreas to produce toxic substances that can eventually lead to pancreatitis, a dangerous inflammation and swelling of the blood vessels in the pancreas that prevents proper digestion.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Cancer: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Drinking too much alcohol can increase your risk of developing certain cancers, including cancers of the:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Mouth <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Esophagus <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Throat <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Liver <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Breast <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Immune System: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Drinking too much can weaken your immune system, making your body a much easier target for disease. Chronic drinkers are more liable to contract diseases like pneumonia and tuberculosis than people who do not drink too much. Drinking a lot on a single occasion slows your body’s ability to ward off infections – even up to 24 hours after getting drunk.