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Alcohol affects people differently, depending on their size, sex, body build, and metabolism. General effects are a feeling of warmth, flushed skin, impaired judgment, decreased inhibitions, muscular in coordination, slurred speech, and memory and comprehension loss. In states of extreme intoxication, vomiting is likely to occur, possibly accompanied by incontinence, poor respiration, a fall in blood pressure, and in cases of severe alcohol poisoning, coma and death.
Drinking heavily over a short period of time usually results in a "hangover" - headache, nausea, shakiness, and sometimes vomiting, beginning from 8 to 12 hours later. A hangover is due partly to poisoning by alcohol and other components of the drink, and partly to the body's reaction to withdrawal from alcohol.
Combining alcohol with other drugs can make the effects of these other drugs much stronger and more dangerous. Many accidental deaths have occurred after people have used alcohol combined with other drugs. Cannabis, tranquillizers, barbiturates and other sleeping pills, or antihistamines (in cold, cough, and allergy remedies) should not be taken with alcohol. Even a small amount of alcohol with any of these drugs can seriously impair a person's ability to drive a car.
Studies have demonstrated that alcohol affects women differently than men. Higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC): If a male and a female drink exactly the same quantity of alcohol, the woman will almost always have a higher BAC. One reason is that a woman’s body contains more fatty tissue and less water than a man’s body and women are frequently smaller.
Health problems: Females may develop liver damage and other health problems at lower levels of alcohol use than men. Women who drink alcohol are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer and gynaecological issues than women who don’t drink.
Hormonal differences: Certain researches reveal that a woman’s reaction to alcohol may differ at different stages of her menstrual cycle, due to differences in hormone levels. Females who take the contraceptive pill might take longer to get rid of alcohol in their bodies than women not on the pill. For all these reasons, health authorities suggest that women should drink less alcohol than males.
Can you feel bad when you stop drinking or cut back quickly? Yes. Individuals who frequently drink a lot for a period of time, or binge (five or more drinks on one occasion), might feel bad and even experience important physical effects when they stop drinking or cut down.
They might: feel nervous and jumpy
have sleep issues
have tremors (the “shakes”)
have seizures
have
hallucinations (think they hear or see things that aren’t really there).
These are known as withdrawal symptoms.