Understanding is the first step toward acceptance.
It's Friday! Party time!
Or off down the pub for a quiet pint.
Or two...or three...
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When you drink, the alcohol is mostly absorbed through the walls of your small intestine and dispersed around your body by your blood.
How quickly it’s absorbed depends on how much you’ve had to drink and whether you’ve eaten.
Some of the alcohol will reach your brain.
And affect the neurotransmitters — glutamate and GABA — that your brain cells use to communicate.
