Alcohol affects the brain in it’s entirety and in certain areas in particular. An overview: Alcohol is a drug and hence drugs work on all brain cells, making the communication between neurons slow. The brain cells are functioning differently. Eventually there will be brain cells lost. The loss of brain tissue is very clear from [...]
Ingested Alcohol is ingested through the stomach and small intestine into the blood. In the blood, the alcohol spreads throughout the body. Alcohol reached the brains after 10 minutes through the blood and from that moment you are not driving anymore. If there is food in the stomach, the absorption of alcohol takes longer. Anaesthesia [...]
Educating your children on the risks of alcohol abuse Alcohol affects children worse than adults. They are still growing, weigh less and are smaller. They feel the effects of alcohol faster and much stronger. Postpone the use of alcohol for as long as possible: You determine from what age your child drinks alcohol. Talk to [...]
Students on average drinking more alcohol than other young people: They drink on average 16 glases per week Male students drink on average 20 drinks per week Female students drink an average of 8 drinks per week Members of a student fraternaty drink on average 23 drinks per week (men 27 and women 12 glasses). [...]
Busting the myths right open You often hear the strangest stories about alcohol. You will quickly be cured by fasting, drinking alcohol is a stimulant, what can it hurt too much to drink? These are the basic facts about alcohol persistent myths. Myth: Alcohol is a stimulant Fact: Alcohol has a numbing effect on your [...]