Regina Krel, M. The consumption of alcohol directly influences specific processes of the brain, the command center of the body, which results in feeling inebriated. Breaking down the science of being buzzed, Regina Krel, M. The initial euphoric effects of alcohol are a result of dopamine being released from the reward center in the brain.

But few people may know exactly how alcohol works in the body. A standard drink contains about 14 grams of pure alcohol. This equates to about 12 ounces of regular beer at 5 percent alcohol content, 8—9 ounces of malt liquor at 7 percent alcohol, 5 ounces of wine at 12 percent alcohol, and 1. The bloodstream moves alcohol to different parts of the body. Babies are exposed to the same levels of blood alcohol as their mothers but cannot break down alcohol like adults.

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