what are the long term and short term consequences of binge drinking?
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short term consequences: Loss of ability to function, sickness, loss of inhibitions (you can do foolish stuff, like having unprotected sex, which leads to pregnancy or veneral diseases, DUIs which can also lead to death.\n\nLong term: If the short term doesn't get you first, alcoholism, liver and kidney failure, etc.
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At first, yes - later no, cos the immune system gets to work\n\nSame for teachers... etc\n\nMind, if they drink too much or eat sumat bad, then I guess they would throw up just like anyone else :-)
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All things in moderation.  Too much is anything that effects your normal functioning and responsibilities.  Any will effect the body. Some good effects, some bad.\n\nHere's a great source to answer this, without hitting copy paste with a long answer: \n\nhttp://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/alcohol.html
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Unless you really love your job...there really shouldn't be any long term psychological damage.  Short term would just be trouble with money until you find a new job, being bored until you find a new job.  Other than that..there really isn't too much damage.
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It will help you get the better job that it will help you lose.\n\nThere was a study recently suggesting that people who drink have better employment positions. That supposition can be only associated to the socializing aspects of the people who drink. \nThere have been for years what were called the "Power Brunch" in which you could mix with executives have a few drinks and BS your way to a better position if you could impress one of the executives. \nThe bottom line however is that drinking can ultimately have an adverse affect not only on your health but every aspect of your life. The effects of alcohol are insidious and devastating. Do some research!
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Wound up changing the mood of a party (for the worse, mind you) when my fellow party-goers spent the night continually checking on me to make sure I wasn't DEAD. Apparently I could pass for it.\nThe absolute last time I came anywhere near drinking that many different types of alcohol.
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Binge drinking\nBinge drinking is commonly defined as drinking alcohol solely for the purpose of intoxication. However, it is quite common for binge drinking to apply to a social situation, creating some overlap in social and binge drinking. Binge drinkers may or may not be alcoholics, although the definition of an alcoholic is also subjective.\nDefinition\nThere are many definitions of what constitutes binge drinking. Consuming five drinks in one sitting is a fairly common definition, although the number of drinks often varies depending on the attitude of the person making the definition.\n\nOther people consider such factors as social setting, how quickly the drinks were consumed, the type of drinks and perhaps even the drinker's age and body type when defining binge drinking.\n\nBinge drinking and crime \nBinge drinking is often associated with crime, particularly street fights after the closing time of clubs and bars.
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Moderate alcohol use may worsen bipolar illness\n\nThe effect of alcohol consumption on bipolar disorder severity may not be confined to heavy drinkers, say researchers who found adverse effects even for those who drink alcohol at levels consistent with low-risk drinking guidelines.\n\nThe effects of alcohol are dependent on a variety of factors, including a person's size, weight, age, and sex, as well as the amount of food and alcohol consumed. \nAlcohol is a depressant, which slows down thinking and actions\nModerate amounts of alcohol raise levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good" cholesterol),(6) and higher HDL levels are associated with greater protection against heart disease. Moderate alcohol consumption has also been linked with beneficial changes in a variety of factors that influence blood clotting, such as tissue type plasminogen activator, fibrinogen, clotting factor VII, and Von Willebrand factor.(6) Such changes would tend to prevent the formation of small blood clots that can block arteries in the heart, neck, and brain, the ultimate cause of many heart attacks and the most common kind of stroke\n\nAlcohol can be good for you and bad for you:\nModerately taken, it has some health benefits, however it is when you drink too much that the benefits turn into bad things.
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None proven:  The primary problem with long term Methadone is the fear factor. A patient is fearful of what side affects may be felt if I stop using. They detox over a long period of time to decrease the dose,but their minds play with the FEAR Factor. Many individuals go back to a program after being detoxed. The original policy was a 2 year program 1 year to clean up your act and another to detox out.
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you have a feeling of euphoria, your lose your inhibitions, you can't react to things as quickly, and you may not see things clearly, depending on how much you drink. if you drink WAY too much, you will feel dizzy and naseous and you will barf.
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It should not have any affect of the outcome.\n\nSperm damage from Alcohol takes a lot of alcohol over a long time.
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What happens (so it is thought) is that the alcohol has an effect on the part of the brain which handles the transfer of short-term memories into long-term. You can't remember things that happened because the alcohol stopped your brain from changing those short-term memories to long-term ones.
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Only if you drink too much.\n\nToo much of anything is bad for your health
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Please read below about some of the consequences of long-term laxative use before you decide to deal with your constipation this way.  These are things that can happen to anyone who uses laxatives long-term, not just people with eating disorders. Be careful.\n\n\nWhat are the Consequences? \n     Essentially, whether taken short term or long term, laxatives create and perpetuate the very problem they were intended to\ncorrect. \n     Laxatives induce constipation as the\ntissues become dried out, muscles become weak from lack of use, and the delicate nerves lining the colon become damaged. This damage slows intestinal motility and results in constipation. \n     With damage from long term laxative abuse, the colon may fail to function\nentirely. This is laxative dependency. \n     An individual who abuses laxatives may have diarrhea like stools in place of well formed stools.\n     Long term laxative abusers may\nexperience weight loss, hair loss, vomiting, abdominal pain, low energy, thirst, dry eyes, headaches, puffiness, mood swings, bone pain and suffer symptoms of dehydration. \n     With prolonged use of laxatives a\nnumber of serious problems may arise such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances, damage to other organs, and syndromes resembling colitis.
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22long+term+effects+of+marijuana%22&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ques&x=wrt
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The only effect it really has it to make your balance worse than it could be already with MS.\n\nI asked my MS nurse about drinking last week and she said it was fine so long as it was done in moderation and that I'm careful because of the balance thing.
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Ethanol is a central nervous system depressant that triggers a broad range of physical, emotional, and behavioral changes. The rate at which it enters the bloodstream (and exerts its psychoactive effects) is influenced by many factors, including sex and body size and whether drinking is done on a full or empty stomach. As blood-alcohol levels rise, effects increase. At low doses, alcohol's effects includes a loosening of inhibitions along with feelings of relaxation and well-being. At higher doses, intoxication is linked to progressive levels of impairment.\n\n\nAll body systems are affected by alcohol. Side effects include dilation of blood vessels (which causes flushed skin) and increased gastric secretion in the stomach. At high doses, side effects include mood swings, unrestrained behavior, and inability to control motor functions as basic as walking.\n\nOther effects include blackouts, sleep problems (including impaired REM sleep), and hangovers. Side effects increase in severity with chronic abuse. Heavy drinkers suffer a variety of alcohol-related problems, including damage to the brain, stomach, pancreas, heart, and liver.