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The problem of alcoholism is becoming increasingly important because of the epidemiological and social danger of these pathologies This creates a real threat to the mental and physical health of the young and reproductive population which ultimately has a devastating effect on the gene pool of the nation The influence of alcohol and drugs on the body manifests itself in several different directions first this effect on certain neurotransmitter systems of the brain which causes the formation of the addiction syndrome Secondary alcohol has a toxic effect on virtually all internal organs and tissues and thirdly the effect of alcoholization of parents on offspring 1 Changes in the neurotransmitter in the development of dependence on alcohol and morphine are based mainly on the stem and limbic structures of the brain where there is a so called reinforcement system 2 3 Long term use of psychoactive substances leads to the depletion of the reserves of neurotransmitters which is manifested by an insufficiently pronounced stimulation of the reinforcement system Alcohol intake against this background again causes an additional release of neurotransmitters from the depot which temporarily compensates for their deficiency in the synaptic cleft and normalizes the activity of the limbic structures of the brain However catecholamines are rapidly destroyed again which leads to a further decrease in their content a worsening of the psychoemotional state and accordingly to the repeated intake of ethanol
