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Asked by anonymous to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 24 Jun 2010 in Categories: General.
Question: why does alcohol make you drunk? and why can some people drink more than others?
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Sally Fenton answered on 21 Jun 2010:
Alcohol makes you drunk because it interferes with your nervous system and proteins in your body which control your brain function. When it does this it causes our brain function to be altered and thats is basically what being drunk is! Some people can drink more than others because they can break the alcohol down quicker in their bodies so it doesn’t interfere with the brain as much.
Things which affect how quickly you can break down the alcohol are you weight and whether you are male or female (males can break down alcohol better than females).
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Rebecca Randell answered on 22 Jun 2010:
It affects a part of your brain called the cerebellum. It can also have an effect on your nervous system which makes you feel dizzy. I’m not too sure how it does it though. I think alcohol affects all people in the same way however some people can get more quicker if they have not eaten much
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Sian Lawson answered on 23 Jun 2010:
Alcohol is toxic, so drunkeness is it affecting your neurological function.
The amount you can tolerate depends on your size and how fast you can break it down.
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Peter Styring answered on 24 Jun 2010:
Alcohol is a depresant and an anasthetic. It passes quickly from the stomach to the blood and gets transported to the brain where it sedates the central nervous system making you relaxed and drowsy. Some people get drunk faster because they can adsorb the alcohol quicker or because they are lighter. Some people also have an alcohol intolerance so get drunk very quickly.
Hangovers are not really due to the alcohol but breakdown products from the alcohol and impurities, usually aldehydes and ketones.
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