Alcohol: Psychological and Physical Effects

Brief overview Short-term positive effect: lifts the mood, relaxes, stimulating, anti-anxiety. Immediate negative effect: impaired perception, impaired coordination, memory lapses, slowed reactions, aggression, nausea, headaches, increased risk of accidents, alcohol intoxication, cardiac arrhythmia, coma Mental late effects: Depression, anxiety disorders How alcohol works Regardless of whether someone drinks a lot of alcohol on a regular … Alcohol: Psychological and Physical Effects