Alcohol Effects on the Body by Heather Deitz

headei — 2025-02-05 01:45:15 UTC

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2025-02-06 14:11:27 UTC

I learned about this thing called BAC and it pretty much measures the amount of alcohol in your body.I think that this is a interesting fact because its nice to know the amount of something that is in your body that is deadly.They measure it by the percent and amount of volume.

2025-02-06 14:12:45 UTC

Shealynn Galaskewicz

I learned that it can effect the body by drinking it to much or all the time. It can effect females and males in different ways. Drinking can effect your health because it can take over your body and you'll get sick. It also matters on how your genetics are with family and how you would act.

2025-02-06 14:14:34 UTC

Madison Comeau Corridon

Alcohol Can damage you brain in so many different ways. It can cause heart liver failure and it can also cause pancreas. Alcohol can cause cancer, strokes, and many other health problems. Alcohol can cause stomach bleeding, depression, and sleeping disorders.

2025-02-06 14:17:20 UTC

From the article, I discovered that the NSDUH reports 12.6 million people aged 12 to 20 have had at least one alcoholic drink. The survey revealed that 35% of those who drank were female, while 31% were male. Alcohol can be harmful to your body as it disrupts with you brain's neurotransmitter functions. This can lead to your body functioning more slowly and not operating normally over time.

2025-02-06 14:20:38 UTC

I learned that alcohol acts as an agonist to the inhibitory neurotransmitters.

Alcohol and Cerebellum help with coordination you might slip and fall.

Alcohol and Hippocampus is where memories are made you might forget someones name.

2025-02-06 15:10:16 UTC

I learned that it can really slow down a lot of your brain functions and normal doings.
Alcohol can go to your liver and cause harm.
It can cause vision loss, speech impairments, and hearing loss.

2025-02-06 15:36:00 UTC

I learned that when you drink alcohol it effects the neurotransmitters in the brain slowing/stopping them from working whether its just one drink or five, you may have a hard time remembering information, and a hard time with balance, long term effects are a lot worse than the short term but it still effects the brain.

2025-02-06 15:36:16 UTC

Ava Boyer

I learned that it can effect the body by drinking to much or all the time. It will effect both males and females but in diffrent ways. drinking all the time is not healthy for you no your body because it can make you sick and it will take over your body and your emotions. It can also cause vision loos speech and hearing loss, I can also be deadly to your body if you would drink it all the time or to much.

2025-02-06 15:36:23 UTC

One thing that I learned about alcohol in that it is a drug that will slow down the brain's activity. Another thing I learned was it will raise your blood pressure and your heart rate causing a heart attack or a very serious sickness. A third thing that I learned was it can cause you to lose hearing, vision and even speech.

2025-02-06 15:37:16 UTC

I learned that many Americans drink alcohol at least occasionally. Drinking less is better for your health It also affects you and how much you drink. Alcohol also affects your other organs in your body. if you drink way too much it can make you throw up.

2025-02-06 15:39:48 UTC

I learned that alcohol affects almost everything in your body. It affects your brain, actions, relationships, memory, and your control over yourself. It also has effects on other organs in the body. Alcohol can affect everyone differently, for example gender, age, genetics, and overall health. Heavy alcohol use over a period of time can cause diseases like liver disease, heart disease, and cancer.

2025-02-06 15:41:14 UTC

I learned that alcohol is a drug that messes the brain up. I also learned that Alcohol can irritate the stomach lining, causing nausea, vomiting and gastritis, long term use can lead to ulcers. A third thing I learned is that alcohol can weaken your immune system making the body more susceptible to infections

2025-02-06 15:42:55 UTC

I learned that it will slow down your brain. It changes your mood. it also ruins your memory and your ability to think clearly

2025-02-06 15:43:00 UTC

I learned that BAC stands for blood alcohol consumption. And the way it's measured is through a breathalyzer. And if it's over 0.8% you are not legally aloud to drive.

2025-02-06 15:45:09 UTC

I learned that 12.6 million people ages 12 to 20 have had at least one drink in their youth. This leads to short-term effects because your brain has excitatory which makes you energetic and inhibitory which makes you sleepy cells which can make you lose energy and ability to do things. Another is how long-term drinking will make your brain rely on it to even out the balance of excitatory and inhibitory.

2025-02-06 15:45:50 UTC

I learned that according to the National Survey on Drug use and Health 12.6 million people aged 12 to 20 have had one or more drinks in their life. And how drinking under age can harm your brain development. I also learned about what happens to your body depending on the amount of alcohol in your system.

2025-02-06 15:46:13 UTC

Drinking alcohol can affect your life in many different ways. It affects how your body functions and your relationships with people. Drinking is not harmful if you are of the right age, health, and you won't be driving or doing anything dangerous that can cause harm to you or other people. If you drink too heavily it can cause diseases and cancer which affects your health a lot. Before drinking you should be mature and understand what the right amount is, if you should be drinking at the time, and how your actions could affect your life and others.

2025-02-06 15:47:04 UTC

I learned that it can prohibit excitatory neurotransmitters from working properly. 5% of the alcohol is expelled when you exhale. limbic system becomes very impacted which is where you regulated all emotion and feeling. Once you reach a .40 you highly risk death from your body trying to shut down. 35.3% of females between 12 and 20 have have had at least 1 drink while only 31.1% of males.

29.8% of females in 2023 between 12 and 20 all admitted to drinking during that year though only 26% of males

998 homicides per year on average are from underage drinking.

2025-02-07 01:56:43 UTC

When alcohol is in your brain it stops your neurotransmitters from working correctly and it slows down cognitive function.

Another thing I learned is to measure intoxication levels by your blood alcohol concentration.

When you blow through a breathalyzer 5% of the alcohol goes through your lungs when exhaling.

If you drink too much you will cause harm to your liver.

An effect that alcohol has on your brain is it can make your memory foggy.

2025-02-07 13:54:23 UTC

it effects the central nervous system. It interferes with pathways for communication in the brain. It makes us not know when to keep our mouth shut.

2025-02-07 13:57:23 UTC

One thing I learned about alcohol is that it is a depressant. This changed the way I think of alcohol since before this I thought that alcohol acted as a way to make you feel happy and light on your feet instead of slowing your brain down and making you feel in a bad mood. When looking at the statistics I was surprised to see all the people(Especially the ones underaged) that drank.

2025-02-07 13:57:30 UTC

Alcohol also affects other organs in your body. Adults of legal drinking age should either not drink or drink in moderation. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. It is a drug that slows down brain activity. If you drink too much at once, it could make you throw up. It can raise your blood pressure and heart rate. Moderate drinking can raise the risk of death from certain cancers and heart diseases.

2025-02-07 13:58:13 UTC

Drinking can affect your body in many different ways. Drinking alcohol can slow down the brain and raise blood pressure and heart rate. Alcohol can also affect the nervous system. It also has other effects on the other organs in your body.

2025-02-07 13:59:46 UTC

Alcohol affects you in any ways. In the video I learned that Alcohol can slow or stop your brain from functioning properly. Another this I learned is that Alcohol can affect males and females differently. Finally I learned that BAC .10 me %.10 of a person's blood is in their bloodstream. Which is crazy because it can only go up if you are addicted, which then it can control or even shut down your body, or leave to diseases that lead to death.

2025-02-07 14:01:46 UTC

I learned that when you take init heads to the brain and prevents your neurotransmitters from working properly. The more you take in your brain starts to shut down. As alcohol moves through the different parts of your brain your brain stops doing its normal activities. The more you take in overtime your brain starts to depend on alcohol it feels like it needs it to be normal. Which leads to addiction.

2025-02-07 14:02:55 UTC

Alcohol is a drug that slows down brain activity. One shot of liquor contain 40% of alcohol. Binge drinking raises the risk of injuries and car crashes. It can cause heart diease, liver disease and many health problems.

2025-02-07 14:02:57 UTC

Alcohol affects lots of parts of your body, for example it interferes with your brain's pathway and communication. It blocks your way of thinking and makes it hard for your brain to function right. Not only does it just affect your brain though, it also affects your organs like your liver, causing death.

2025-02-07 14:02:59 UTC

I learns that alcohol is bad for you and can cause you cancer. it is just decayed fruits. and it is deadly chemichles

2025-02-07 14:03:07 UTC

I learned that when you drink it had major side effects on your body like liver diseases, heart diseases, and an increased risk of cancer. When you are drinking underage it affects the growth in your brain and can cause it to stay undeveloped. Drinking can also over stimulate your brain and cause it to not work right so you might lose sleep, balence, or see a change in your appetite.

2025-02-07 14:03:15 UTC

I learned that most people should drink moderately or not at all and how many people underage drink every year. According to MedlinePlus your ability to drink is based on many factors including gender and your age. According to NSDUH around 12.6 million underage people have had at least one drink in the last year.

2025-02-07 14:05:23 UTC

Alcohole affects your body in many ways. It can make your body feel warm, but it actually makes you colder. It also makes you dizzy. In the long term, it'll make you gain weight.

2025-02-07 14:06:29 UTC

From the articles, I learned that alcohol affects you central nervous system depressant as it slows down your brain activity which also changes in behavior causing you clearly losing function of physical control and coordination. Alcohol can affect your parts of your body like organs and cause brain cancer or many other health problems. I also learned that according to NSDUH about 12.6 million people between the age of 12-20 have drank once in their lives. I noticed that drinking for ages 10-20 is going down to less people but people still tend to use alcohol which causes major problems in their lives which they do not notice at first. Drinking can have so much effects on your life like you to lose relationships, friendships, control on your self, and self conscious.

2025-02-07 14:08:26 UTC

Drinking alcohol can cause many problems. It can give you liver cancer and heart problems. Alcohol can cause you to gain weight and it slows down your brain activity. Alcohol can cause anxiety.

2025-02-07 14:09:37 UTC

Alcohol messes with the central nervous system. alcohol can also make your memory foggy, drinking can and will kill your liver. When you do a breathalyzer test 5% of the alcohol goes through your lungs when exhaling. alcohol also slows brain function.

2025-02-07 14:10:54 UTC

i learned how much people really underge drink. and how much people really smoke and vape its really bad. i also read that can affect you nervous system its crazy how much people smoke and vape

2025-02-07 14:11:22 UTC

I learned that alcohol can cause very dangerous situations like health issues, such as liver damage, heart disease and mental health problems. Many under age teens are affected by drinking alcohol because of family background issues or other problems. you can even blackout due to high levels of alcohol. it could have death risks from drinking too much. It could slow down your brain from a lack of alcohol. More than 12 million people drink in american or around the world.Alcohol also has effects on the other organs in your body. It can raise your blood pressure and heart rate. If you drink too much at once, it could make you throw up.

2025-02-11 21:16:18 UTC

I learned that alcohol is bad for the brain and your heartbeat. It also alters your neurons (your nerves) and slows down brain function. The brain keeps a chemical balance but once alcohol gets added it gets slowed down. You could also lose your balance when drinking too much.

2025-02-11 21:19:37 UTC

I learned that there is a high percentage of underage drinkers all around the world. There is also a lot of suicides from people who were addicted to alcohol. More than 50 percent of car crashes are caused because of people that are under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol makes people suffer consequences in their future like injuries, overdoses, and deaths.