Bridget Chau, Briana Megid, Sean Thomas

Drink, booze, hooch, moonshine, brew (10-14%)

Wine-fermentation of grapes, berries, apples, cherries, and rice. Beer-water, malt, hops, yeast, sugar

Malting, Kilning, Milling, Mashing, Brewing, Cooling, Fermentation, Maturation, Finishing

Affects people differently: age, race, gender, physical build, mix of drugs

Affects organs, fetus (if pregnant), impairs brain function/motor skills, memory, decision-making

Enters bloodstream through small intestine, heart pumps alcohol throughout body which leads to brain

Addictive quality, person depends on effects/taste of alcohol

Relaxing, reduce inhibitions, lowers concentration, slows reflexes/reaction time

Slurs speech, drowsiness, alter emotions

Vomiting, difficulty breathing, unconscious, increase risk for cancer, liver disease

Increase turnover of norepinephrine and dopamine, decrease transmission of acetylcholine, increase GABA

Boys:negatively effect attention span Girls:negatively effect comprehension, brain under construction