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Alcohol IS a toxin.

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Why does drugs and alcohol affect your brain?

Because its a toxin with a lot of chemicals in it that react with your body


Is drinking alcohol bad for health?

yes because it damages your lungs, liver and brain


What are examples of toxin?

One example of a toxin is alcohol


Does alcohol give you brain damage?

Small quantities of alcohol are thought to be good for you. However, if you exceed the recommended daily and or weekly amounts, alcohol is harmful to the body. Taken in excess there is evidence that it damages the liver and perhaps the brain.


Is achaol a drug?

I believe you mean alcohol. In which case, yes it is. It is a drug which affects your brain's cognitive functions. You liver tries to break down alcohol using enzymes. Taking too much alcohol damages your brain and liver.


What affect does alcohol have on people?

It damages your brain and liver which may affect mental problems if it is drunk too much.


What life styles would be detrimental to the life of the brain?

Drug abuse is a very damaging life style that can negatively affect the function of the brain. Alcohol for example (is essentially a drug but in liquid form), damages cognitive brain function with high doses of alcohol and even kill.


What does intoxicated?

it means when someone has had alcohol or drugs. A toxin is a poison.


How is drinking alcohol harmful?

The alcohol goes straight into your blood stream and into your brain. Use of alcohol kills brain cells and damages your kidney. Without your kidney you can't survive. Also once the brain has alcohol in it reckless behavior slower brain activity occur. That is why people who drink while driving usually into accidents. When you are drunk your body might react by vomiting in attempt to get it out of your system. This does nothing to help get it out of your body since unlike food and other liquids it enters the blood stream. This is how alcohol is harmful.


What toxin is produced when your liver breaks down alcohol?

acetaldehyde, more toxic than alcohol itself...


What is the name given when alcohol damages the liver cells?

The name given when alcohol damages the liver cells is alcoholic hepatitis.


What does intoxing mean?

it means when someone has had alcohol or drugs. A toxin is a poison.