ALCOHOL: DEPRESSANT

Alcohol is a depressant that causes irregular behavior. Alcohol is a colorless volatile flammable liquid that is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks. It is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel.

WAYS ALCOHOL AFFECTS THE BRAIN

• Difficulty of walking
• Blurry vision
• Stuttered speach
• Slow reaction time
• Some memory loss

BODY
It causes household accidents and car crashes.

Alcohol stayed in a person for 2 hours, but that may vary depending on a person's gender weight height and other genetic characteristics

In the beginning alcohol makes you feel happy calm and relaxed. Later it makes you feel confused and sleepy. People get drunk by consuming more alcohol than the body can handle.

Alcohol has different effects on females and males. It has more effect on females than to is on males.

If women drink say 1 a day it can increase the chance of that women to get breast cancer. Also if she has already gotten menopause or have a family history of cancer

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• www.google.com
• pubs.niaaa.nih.gov
• www.nihseniorhealth.gov