2006-09-17 23:00:50 · 13 answers · asked by No1MuM 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
You had a good weekend to then did ya?!! x x
2006-09-17 23:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by jo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alcohol directly increases the effects of a chemical in your brain called GABA. This is an inhibitory neurotransmitter which means that it slows the rate at which your brain passes its nerve impulses around. Therefore the effect is that your ability to process information is slowed as are your reactions (You are drunk). This also alters you judgement. Increases in GABA also reduce the levels of adrenaline in your body the hormone that is central to your fear reaction. Therefore walking along a bridge parapet doesn't make you scared anymore and other stupid things that you would not normally do seem like a brilliant idea.
2006-09-18 06:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The effects of alcohol on the human body can take several forms.
Alcohol, specifically ethanol, is a potent psychoactive drug with a range of side effects. The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large part in determining the extent of intoxication; e.g., consuming alcohol after a heavy meal is less likely to produce visible signs of intoxication than consumption on an empty stomach. Hydration also plays a role, especially in determining the extent of hangovers. The concentration of alcohol in blood is usually given by BAC.
Alcohol has a biphasic effect on the body, which is to say that its effects change over time. Initially, alcohol generally produces feelings of relaxation and cheerfulness, but further consumption can lead to blurred vision and coordination problems. Cell membranes are highly permeable to alcohol, so once alcohol is in the bloodstream it can diffuse into nearly every tissue of the body. After excessive drinking, unconsciousness can occur and extreme levels of consumption can lead to alcohol poisoning and death (a concentration in the blood stream of 0.55% will kill half the population). Death can also be caused by asphyxiation when vomit, a frequent result of overconsumption, blocks the trachea and the individual is too inebriated to respond. An appropriate first aid response to an unconscious, drunken person is to place them in the recovery position.
Intoxication frequently leads to a lowering of one's inhibitions, and intoxicated people will do things they would not do while sober, often ignoring social, moral, and legal considerations. The term intoxication is typically used in legal proceedings when some crime has been committed during a state of inebriation.
2006-09-18 06:04:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
alcohol is in alcohol that gets you drunk.
2006-09-18 06:02:03 · answer #4 · answered by shirley e 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
its the ethyl alchol which makes u drunk . alchol reduced the endrophil secretion in the brain which makes u do what all u should not do !
2006-09-18 06:02:39 · answer #5 · answered by Alen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the alcohol in YOU that makes you stupid.
2006-09-18 06:08:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
ohh wow a smart one gone drunk
2006-09-18 06:06:56 · answer #7 · answered by vanessa 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the fresh orange in the vodka always makes me a little silly
2006-09-18 06:13:47 · answer #8 · answered by t k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i know its great aint it you do really silly things and get away with it cause your drunk he he he
2006-09-18 06:11:43 · answer #9 · answered by gosport girl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sober enoughto answer this one
2006-09-18 06:09:36 · answer #10 · answered by braveheart321 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋