How does alcohol make you drunk?

Question

I meen when people drink alcohol like Cider, Vodka, Beer ETC

why does it make people tired. walking weird, blury and cant control them self's????

Answer 1

It slows the rate of oxygen to the brain or something like that and it thins your blood ^^

Answer 2

Because  

Answer 3

All the above posters must be  drunk ....

Alcohol is a depressent.

Answer 4

the brain swells. slwoing down speach, movemnts, just everything basically

taking ibrufen before drinking and after drinking stops hang overs :) as ibrufen is an anti-inflamitary which stops swelling

Answer 5

This website starts to give you the answer (before asks you to buy book) -

"Alcohol is unusual in that it is absorbed right through the mucosae, the lining of your mouth, esophagus and stomach. It is such a small molecule that it doesn’t have to be broken down by any digestive enzymes and thus passes directly through the wall of any portion of the gut. -"  

there's more - see link for  book "An Uncommon Drunk"

Answer 6

alcohol is so bad  

Answer 7

Nerve cells transmit signals from your body to your brain and back again. They tell you what you're seeing and feeling and sensing. The gaps between the nerve cells are called synapses, and chemicals move in between these gaps, to keep the signal going, Alcohol gets to these synapses and inhibits the chemicals from working properly, so nerves don't transmit the signals as strongly or as quickly as usual.

Hence, you can feel numb at your finger tips, or don't feel the cold as easily. Your vision is blurred, because your brain's ability to process images is slowed (your brain is basicly a big pile of nerve cells). And your emotions can also be affected.

Still, its pretty fun in moderation :)

Answer 8

Because it has certain things in it and it is bad for your throat,brain,liver etc. and alcohol is a drug. plz vote me best answer!

Answer 9

its dark magic i tells you

Answer 10

People get drunk because alcohol from your drink gets into your brain, slowing down the processes.  That's why you should limit the amount of alcohol you put in your body.  Drinking also makes your liver work harder, and can increase the risk of liver and colon cancer.  Sure, people say it is good for your heart, but the risk, to my point of view, outweigh the benefits of alcohol.  This is one of the many reasons I do not drink alcohol.