There's a lot of information about alcohol out
there, and it can be really confusing. But here's an easy way to look
at the big questions and answers:
What is alcohol?
The simple answer: Alcohol is a drug.
The longer answer: Alcohol is a drug made when yeast (that stuff that makes bread rise) meets sugar (found in fruit or grains).
The simple answer: Alcohol makes you drunk.
The longer answer: Alcohol, like any other drug, has lots of effects on the brain and body. One of the most obvious effects of alcohol is called "intoxication," which is a fancy word for "being drunk." When you are intoxicated:
What is alcohol?
The simple answer: Alcohol is a drug.
The longer answer: Alcohol is a drug made when yeast (that stuff that makes bread rise) meets sugar (found in fruit or grains).
- Yeast plus grapes equals wine
- Yeast plus barley (a grain) equals beer
- Yeast plus just about any plant containing sugar equals liquor (whiskey, vodka, rum, etc.)
The simple answer: Alcohol makes you drunk.
The longer answer: Alcohol, like any other drug, has lots of effects on the brain and body. One of the most obvious effects of alcohol is called "intoxication," which is a fancy word for "being drunk." When you are intoxicated:
- Your brain feels foggy
- You think and see differently
- You can be slow and clumsy
- You may react to things slower
- You may be unable to control your emotions
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