At aforeverrecovery.com we know the effects alcohol has on you, but sometimes it is hard for you to see the negative ways this drug effects you as an individual. Many people drink alcohol because it makes them feel relaxed or happy. But alcohol is not a stimulant, it is a depressant and it has a depressant effect on the brain. Consuming alcohol can injure the brain and interfere with the parts of the brain that control the memories, emotions and thinking.
Your nervous system consists of a mixture of signals, some that excite or stimulate response and other inhibit response. This is why alcohol can create a false impression of being a stimulant. It is important to remember that alcohol is not stimulating a certain response, like feeling more outgoing, but that it is really inhibiting another like in this situation inhibiting the part of your brain that controls your normal personality.
When we think of alcohol’s effects we often think about what happens if you drink too much alcohol, things like headaches, nausea and even a hangover the next day. But there are serious and specific was that alcohol affects the body as it is consumed. Alcohol travels from the stomach to the small intestines and then to the blood stream where it is carried to the brain, heart and liver. Alcohol can damage different organs in the body and has been linked to heart disease, cancer and brain damage.
Small amounts of alcohol causes your stomach to secrete gastric juices. Alcohol effects your endocrine system, makes you urinate more, and causes dehydration. Alcohol affects various parts of the brain, one of two drinks affects the various parts of the brain. It can impair reasoning, control, your heart beat and breathing. Alcohol travels through the body quickly and impairs its operations in many different ways.
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