Alcohol

Alcohol is found in...

• Wine
• Beer
• Spirits
• Other drinks

Behavior

• Reveal or Magnify underlying emotion
• Numbs emotion
• Avoid difficult issues in life

Short term effects

• Slurred Speech
• Drowsiness
• Impaired Judgment
• Headaches
• Memory Lapses

Long term Effects

• Liver Disease
• High Blood Pressure
• Nerve Damage
• Increased Family Problems
• Permanent Damage to the Brain

What does it do to the brain?

• Neurotransmitters decrease brain activity
• Causes speech and moving to slow
• Alcohol inhibits neurotransmitter glutamate
• Causing a physiological slowdown
• Increases amount of dopamine in the brain