Year 9 Energy, Food and Alcohol

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Effects

Here are the most common effects of alcohol. You won’t necessarily experience all these effects, every time you consume the drug, and it is possible that you may feel other effects not listed here.

The effects include (from positive to negative):

• relaxation
• happiness
• increased sociability
• lowered inhibitions

• slurred speech
• flushed skin
• sleepiness
• difficult focusing eyes
• tolerance with repeated use within a few days
• reduced impulse control

• decreased coordination
• nausea, vomiting (vomiting while unconscious can kill, position the person in the recovery position)
• reduced ability to judge own impairment
• emotional volatility (anger, violence, sadness, etc)
• erectile dysfunction
• increased difficulty in achieving orgasm in some females
• frequent urination (more with beer or wine)
• dizziness and confusion
• blackouts and memory loss at high doses

* Much more common among first-time users