The following sections provide the background to answer the questions in the student handout. Once you’ve read through the content go to “What Did I Learn?”.
- Signs of Ethanol Intoxication
- The Intoxicating Effects of Alcohol Depend on the Brain Region Affected
- Getting Alcohol to the Brain: Crossing the Blood-Brain-Barrier
- Alcohol Disrupts the Communication Between Neurons
- Alcohol Interacts with Receptors in the Brain to Produce its Effects
- Repeated Use of Alcohol Can Cause Long-term Changes in the Brain
- The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Estimates the Degree of Intoxication
- Biological Factors Influence Alcohol Intoxication
- Biological Factors Influence Alcohol Intoxication-A Focus on Metabolism
