William's+Question

Will Mendez

http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/21/stories/2008052162000300.htm

A website explaining long term affects of liquor. Seems like a reliable source due to quotes from doctors. I think its a story from a Hindu newspaper.

http://health.allrefer.com/health/alcohol-use-2.html

A website explaining what happens when your drunk. It shows legal limits of drinking. It says what may happen if a woman drinks liquor during her pregnancy. It also leads to sources of other information which I haven't encountered yet. A pretty reliable source shall I say so.

http://www.healthchecksystems.com/alcohol.htm

A website showing exactly what happens when you consume liquor. It explains how your body breaks it down. It also tells what happens to your body and your organs during alcohol consumption.

http://cohort3home.wikispaces.com/William%27s+Question

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Ethyl Alcohol is the primary ingredient in causing intoxication, that is found in wine, beer and hard liquor. The liquor is mostly absorbed by the upper portion of the small intestine then broken down by the Liver. The amount of alcohol a person can drink safely depends on genetics, age, sex, weight and family history. So two people can't necessarily have the same drinking habits unless they are somehow related or in a coincidence.

Alcohol gets treated like royalty in the human body. It gets absorbed swiftly by the body's organs. Food doesn't even get digested at the same speed as liquor. Liquor can reach the brain approximately one minute after being consumed. However, it is said that foods with high carbohydrate or high fat in them decrease the rate in which the alcohol is absorbed. The alcohol dehydrogenate enzyme breaks down the liquor in your body. When that happens it reduces the amount of liquor entering your body by about twenty percent. For some reason, females don't produce as much enzyme as us males. Which is the main reason a girl can get drunk off less liquor in half the time as a male. However traces of alcohol can easily be lost through your breath and your urine. Other then that, the cells in your liver are the only cells with enough enzyme to handle the alcohol at a justifiable rate. That is why when you drink alcohol your liver is effected more then your other crucial organs.

Your body can only cover a half a ounce of ethyl in a hour. Which is why it is suggested that you should only drink one cup of liquor per hour, which is rarely the case for most drinkers. The affects of alcohol may begin to appear about ten minutes after drinking. Then the affects really take their tole within forty-sixty minutes after drinking. Obviously the more you drink, the more you feel the affects. Long term affects may vary. For instance, people who drink liquor spiratically are able to build an appetite when drinking. People who are chronic alcoholics on the other hand lose their hunger due to euphoria. Of course alcohol abuse can lead to liver damage, damage to your digestive system and basically every other organ in your body as well.