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People who have been drinking tend to overestimate their ability to tolerate alcohol?
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Do people who drink tend to underestimate their ability to tolerate alcohol?
People who have been drinking heavily experience reduced capacities of every kind. People who claim that they have no problem with alcohol because they have an exceptionally high tolerance, the ability to drink large amounts and show little or no effects from it, are in fact announcing that they have one of the standard indicators of physiological dependence on alcohol. Alcohol is one of the worst substances when it comes to addiction and severity of overdoses.
What does drinking do to you as a person?
Drinking alcohol does several things to a person. The alcohol can have dire effects on a persons brains and ability to function. Alcohol can also make some people gain weight.
Define tolerance of alcohol?
Tolerance refers to the blood alcohol level necessary to cause impairment of mental and physical function. As alcoholism develops, the ability to tolerate alcohol also increases.
Which can impair your ability to think clearly and therefore lead to risky behaviors?
drinking alcohol
Alcohol how does it effect the teenage brain?
It appears that teen brains might tolerate less alcohol than an older brain. However, there is no evidence that drinking in moderation has any adverse effects on the teen brain.
Do endorphins grow back after drinking alcohol?
The ability of the brain to produce endorphins returns after several months of complete abstinence from alcohol and drugs.
Can aspirin affect blood alcohol levels?
Yes it can affect your BAC if you have been drinking. Aspirin inhibits your body's ability to metabolize alcohol.
Does alcohol decrease a drivers ability to access driving situations?
drinking alcohol does slow down your reaction but it does not avoid accidents it only causes them.
how to stop them from drinking alcohol ?
how to stop them from drinking alcohol
Why is drinking alcohol a safety issue?
Drinking alcohol in moderation is fine.Safety becomes an issue when we over indulge.Alcohol affects our ability to concentrate and focus on what we are doing.For example it becomes dangerous to operate machines, drive cars, or even walk.
How does drinking affects a person's ability to make decisions?
At about .02 to .04% BAC the alcohol begins to deaden the executive portions of the brain. The drinker's ability to make good decisions is one of the first things to go. That is why so many people drive after they've been drinking.
What is the negative connotation of drinking?
When you say "drinking", it carries the connotation of drinking alcohol, drinking alcohol to excess, and becoming addicted to it.
