Health should avoid alcohol driving to enjoy Fira uneventful.

Xàtiva, 2011-August The workforce of the Department of health Xàtiva – Ontiyent has affected the importance that young precautions suffering, avoid alcohol, speeding and distractions at the wheel to not suffer incidents during the celebration of the Fira.

Main trends point to patterns of alcohol consumption among young people to increase during festivals and celebrations of a local nature.

The increase in excessive consumption in short periods of time and “drunkenness”, occur especially during celebrations or festivities among teenagers and young adults, therefore since health is recommended avoid formulas such as drugs – alcohol and steering wheel ”.

Staff health, warning that traffic accidents are now the leading cause of death for people between 16 and 35 years in the Comunitat, Spain and Europa, surpassing the cardiovascular pathologies. The implication of speeding, alcohol and drug consumption joined the distractions in traffic accidents with fatalities is a reality which obliged to insist on the importance of exercise caution and prevention as the only available alternative, especially to approaching the summer and the celebrations of different peoples.

Health of alcohol abuse consequences

The health and well-being of many young people today are being seriously by the use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances, that young people are more vulnerable to physical, emotional and social damage resulting from their own habits.

There is a relationship between consumption of high risk, violence, sexual behaviors of risk, accidents, permanent disability and death. Healthcare costs, social and economic problems related to alcohol among young people impose a significant burden on society.

Physicians warn that the factors influencing the effects of alcohol are the quantity, the degree of alcohol and the type of drinks already to the hot or gasificadas produce an increase in the speed of absorption; the weight that the effects are greater in people with low-calorie mass.

Therefore, physicians recommend that young people wait for the Agency is fully developed and test different alternatives to have fun and interact with others without alcohol.

Always drink occasionally, not mechanically ” and form moderate ”; never drink if you are taking medications or with the empty stomach (can cause a very low level of blood sugar); dilute alcohol with another drink to make the absorption of one is slower and less serious, and always before or after eating, are some of the guidelines to follow according to specialists.

Also, doctors warn of the dangers of mixing alcohol with medicines: mixing with drugs for asthma cause major side effects such as the rise in blood pressure. Persons medicated by chronic bronchitis can produce perforations of stomach, and other effects both physical (fatigue, constant complaints about his health, eyes reddened and without shine and a persistent cough) as emotional (personality changes, rapid changes in mood, irritability, irresponsible behaviour, low self-esteem or self esteem, lack of trial)(depression and general lack of interest).

Effects of alcohol on young

According to dose:

-Disinhibition
-euphoria
-relaxation
-increase sociability
-difficulties to talk
-difficulty to associate ideas
-motor coordination

according to amount of alcohol in blood:

– 0.5 g/l: euphoria, overvaluation of faculties, and decreased reflexes.
-1 g/l: disinhibition and difficulties to discuss and coordinate movements.
– 1.5 g/l: drunk with loss of control of the powers above.
-2 g/l: lack of speech and gait and double vision.
-3 g/l: State of lead and sleepiness.
-4 g/l: coma.
-5 g/l: death by paralysis of the respiratory centers and vasomotor.