Alcohol, what is really its effect of my body.

Every heard, “we cannot start the party if there isn’t alcohol involved”, or “the only way to have fun is if we have a drink in our hand”? This is because of the “pleasant” effects that alcohol can have. Alcohol can make you feel relaxed, it can increase your self-confidence, it can make you forget about all your problems and it can make you talk more easily to other people. These effects, however, only last for a short while and then the unpleasant effects kick in, like, a decrease in judgement that can lead to doing reckless things, nausea and vomiting and blackouts. Not even to talk about the unpleasantness of a hangover you will experience the next day: a headache, sleepiness, a decrease in concentration and muscle and stomach aches. Then, how do we know how much alcohol is safe for us to drink? We use the 1-2-3-rule: 1 drink a day, no more than 2 drinks at once and do not drink more than 3 times a week.  To know when you have an alcohol drinking problem, look at your performance in school. No, not the marks that you get, but at your attention span when talking to friends, your memory of remembering stories that was told to you and your overall productivity during the day, like playing sports or any other activity that you are interested in. If you cannot concentrate or remember things or you don’t feel like playing sports or participate in any other activity that you enjoy and you know you are drinking alcohol regularly, then you must seek help, for you may have an alcohol addiction.  The best place to seek help will be to go to the school counselor, the pastor at church, or any other grown-up that you trust so that they can help you in overcoming your struggle so that you can have the bright future you deserve.