This Is What Happens To Your Brain When You Get Drunk
Alcohol is often a way to let loose and relax, but what about the dangers that it might cause?
The Birth of Beer
Alcohol leads to different effects in different people, so this isn't exactly the same for everyone.
The Active Ingredient
The active ingredient in "most" drinks that gets us drunk is ethanol.
Which mouth?
When you take a sip, you absorb it through any of your mucus membranes. That means your mouth... and your butt.
But it's REALLY dangerous doing it the butt way, but a bunch of frats have tried it... and had notably horrible results.
The Factors of Alcohol!
How fast you absorb the alcohol depends on if you've eaten, how strong the drink is, and your tolerance of it.
The Central System Getting Nervous
Alcohol affects your central nervous system - this is why you stumble when you walk.
The Truth Serum
It also affects your central cortex, this is why you feel more free - and perhaps why people have no fear to lie.
The Pee-onator!
I'm sure you've ran to the bathroom when drinking a lot!
Alcohol makes you pee because it stops you from making vasopressin (the thing that stops you from peeing).
The Black-Out
If you black out, it's because the alcohol is messing with your hippocampus.
The hippocampus is in charge of memory, if you didn't catch that one.
Drink Responsibly
The moral of the story? Have fun, but be safe!
