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Alcohol - Coggle Diagram
Alcohol
What is it?
Alcohol takes a few minutes to reach the brain. It is absorbed directly into the bloodstream through the walls of the stomach and small intestine, and is then quickly distributed to all parts of the body, including the brain.
Food in the stomach slows down the rate at which alcohol is absorbed, but does not prevent intoxication or drunkenness, as all alcohol consumed reaches the bloodstream.
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A large intake of alcohol over a short period of time can cause serious short term affects - referred to as being intoxicated or "drunk".
An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains the recreational drug ethanol, a type of alcohol produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of sugar.
Can lead to decreased processing, decreased judgement and decreased control over motor muscles movements, and overall loss of awareness for contributing factors of your environment when intoxicated.
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Short Term effects
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Alcohol only takes a few minutes to reach the brain. It is absorbed directly into the bloodstream through the walls of the stomach and small intestine and is then quickly distributed to all parts of the body, including the brain. Food in the stomach slows down the rate at which alcohol is absorbed, but does not prevent intoxication or drunkenness, as all alcohol consumed reaches the bloodstream.
Long Term effect
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Alcoholic hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by drinking alcohol. Alcoholic hepatitis is most likely to occur in people who drink heavily over many years.
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Physical Effects:
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Becoming less in touch with your sense of reasoning, smell, touch, sight, and hearing
Affects central nervous system - loss of communication over voluntary movements from the brain to muscles, lowered ability to control of fine motor muscle movements
Mental Effects:
Alcohol is a central nervous system (brain and spine) depressant that affects almost all a person’s cells and systems. Increasing alcohol concentrations in the body inhibit many of the brain’s functions, dampening the motor and sensory centres, and rapidly making judgement, coordination and balance more difficult, and slowing one’s reflexes
Spikes in mood/emotion, intoxicated person can experience major and rapid changes in positive to negative moods.