Articles Posted in Facts About Alcohol

Men and women absorb and metabolize alcohol very differently. Women will have a higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) after drinking the same amount of alcohol as men. This is due to women having a smaller amount of body water and less of an alcohol metabolizing compound known as ADH in…

Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. When alcohol is ingested, it passes from the stomach into the small intestine, where it is quickly absorbed and distributed throughout the body. The liver is responsible for 95% of the elimination of ingested alcohol in the body through metabolism. The remaining 5%…