Teenage Alcoholism

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. The body starts to absorb the alcohol into the blood stream. “Alcohol is absorbed faster into young people’s bloodstreams; they will become drunk on less alcohol than an adult and will stay drunk longer”(Stewart 12). The alcohol will start to travel down the throat, into the stomach, and into the liver and kidneys. Through these organs, the alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream and travels directly to your brain. The brain, the main organ in a person’s body is the control-center. It allows us to think and make all of our decisions. Alcohol slows down the brain and it acts as a sedative. It also slows down our senses.
Our senses play a major role in our decisions. When you are drunk, you may be more willing to do things you normally wouldn’t do. Your vision is blurred and doesn’t adapt quickly to light. Your sense of touch becomes limited, and you can’t feel how hot or cold something is. You may not be able to hear or smell, as well either. As for your sense of taste, your taste buds become numb from the alcohol.
Alcohol also effects your emotions. It can make a person feel happy, sad, angry, or frustrated. Some may start feeling fear or may start to worry. These emotions may make you laugh at things you normally wouldn’t laugh at, say things a person may normally not say, and do things a person in their right mind would never do.
Another result of alcohol is leaving a persons body with a hangover. “A hangover is really the process of the body getting rid of the liquor”(Dolmetsch pg.18). Most hangovers consist of being dehydrated, feeling nauseated, and having a severe headache. Thes...