Controversial Issues #2: Alcohol

Alcohol. You probably have seen members of your family have it with every dinner (or sometimes even lunch), and in excessive amounts on special occasions, which is sometimes defined by “the weekend”. Everyone thinks it’s fun, but how many actually know what happens in your brain when you get drunk?

Here’s a video to explain the scientific part of alcohol intake:

Not exactly what you expected? I personally never thought alcohol is a depressant, I thought it was supposed to cheer you up when you are depressed…but I guess there is a lot I have been wrong about.

Because alcohol inhibits the background thoughts in your brain, you become more impulsive and less likely to doubt your instincts – your animal instincts that is. You are more likely to sleep (or make out with) someone, if the background thought of your spouse waiting at home is blurred out. You are more likely to do something stupid, if your brain is not reminding you of the consequences. Also, multiple researches show that you are more likely to behave aggressively and violently, not only in a club environment but also in the form of domestic violence.  It is also what makes you unfit do drive, as well as unfit to realize you shouldn’t be driving.

When looking at the scientific point of what alcohol does, it suddenly strips down the “cool” social factor and presents it plainly and practically – it is pointless and dangerous.