Yesterday was Sunday and as it is almost a ritual over here in Nigeria you will always witness people in one event or the other ranging from wedding ceremonies, birthday parties to normal Sunday outing of friends and even families. In all these celebrations and partying, this is always one thing that is ever-present and is found almost in every table. The rate at which people consume it increases by the day even with the way the economy of the world is heading downward. It is better taken when cold and the quantity one can take is not regulated by the amount of money in the pocket rather it is regulated by the size of the brain. The truth is, the more you drink it, the more you want to continue drinking it. I am talking about nothing other than alcohol.
Caveat: this article is not meant to undermine the effort of those in the production and business of alcohol rather it is meant to serve as a piece of open advice to the consumers. Let us not forget that we are always warned to drink responsibly.
Have you been caught in the line of highness caused by excessive alcohol intake before, how did you feel at that moment? A lot of people consume alcohol in different ways as it pleases them and for some, it serves as a form morale boost to enable them to do the things they could not do when they are not under the influence of alcohol. It is clear that most security guards especially those who work at night consume alcohol as a way to keep sleep away from them since their job entails that they must be awake all through the night. On the other hand, some people drink alcohol because it gives them the confidence to talk to others especially the opposite sex.
There are over one thousand and one reasons why people take alcohol. The bone of contention is; did you achieve the result you wanted to achieve when you consumed alcohol? If you step into bars and lounges, you will see people who have come to drink alcohol because they are either suffering from one emotional breakdown or the other. I have seen cases of men who lost their job resorting to drinking alcohol as a means of lifting themselves from the emotional breakdown but the candid question to ask is this; did alcohol give you the solution to your problem?
I have friends who consume alcohol daily without minding the damage they are doing to their organs. Alcohol consumption is not a bad thing but the problem is that people are seriously misusing it and this has resulted into a lot of people developing one form of organ failure or the other ranging from kidney, liver to heart diseases. It does not end there. What about those who consume alcohol as a way to enhance their performance when it comes to sex? It may sound unbelievable but there are a lot of people whose sex life has been damaged for life because they depended on alcohol to perform thereby weakening their natural sex drive.
The worst part is that the men who consume alcohol do not know that they damage not only their sex drive but also render their semen useless which is why there seems to be an increase in cases of low sperm count and childlessness. The moment you get addicted to alcohol, you are not just damaging your organs you are gradually sending yourself into an early grave. The rate of excessive alcohol consumption especially in the youths of today has become so alarming and this calls for proper control to help reduce the great damages that awaits them.
We have been warned not to drink and drive because once you have excess alcohol in your body, your brain enlarges which is why you notice that you are feeling so light up in the head and when you are now driving, the moment a little breeze touches you, you will see yourself falling asleep instantly and when this happens the rest will become history. The truth is that everything we do must be done in moderation. Whether we drink alcohol for fun or any other thing we must not cross the line because once we do that, we will be doing more harm than good to our body. Remember that once you damage any organ in your body due to excess intake of alcohol the money you will spend in treating yourself will be way more than the amount you used buying alcohol.
This article was inspired by a real-life event that happened yesterday after a friend almost got himself drowned because he was so high on alcohol. Always remember to drink responsibly.
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