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Alcohols effects on the brain!

Alcohol (also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol) may be the worlds oldest known drug. The production of alcohol ahs increases significantly over the years, this has also meant that because alcohol has become big business in todays society, this is meant that the consumption and abuse of alcohol has unfortunately become a major public health problem. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. Alcohol is a very small molecule so it gets into the bloodstream very easily, and crosses the blood brain

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