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ALCOHOL IS A DRUG
Alcohol is the chemical (ethanol or ethyl alcohol) resulting
from the fermentation of grapes or grain. Alcohol is absorbed
directly into your bloodstream. From your bloodstream, the
uids in your body tissues absorb the alcohol. Your brain is
made up of a large concentration of uids and will absorb a
large amount of any alcohol you drink. Your liver eliminates
the absorbed alcohol at its own rate of time and nothing you
eat or drink can speed up the process. Your liver does this
by oxidizing the alcohol (converting it into water and carbon
dioxide). Coee, food or any other “cure” will not sober you up;
only time will do that.
HOW DOES ALCOHOL AFFECT MY BODY?
Alcohol is a depressant. It has a relaxing eect on the muscles
in your body. The muscles of your eyes relax and lose focus.
Your eyesight will become fuzzy and you may experience
double vision. Brain activity is slowed. Your judgment, reexes,
and coordination are all negatively aected.
Some vision impairments that occur when you have been
drinking include:
• Narrowing of your eld of vision
• Reduction in your depth perception
• Decreased ability to see in darkness
• Increased sensitivity to glare and a longer time for your
eyes to readjust from the glare
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