User's Guide

4.
Alcohol is a Drug
Alcohol is the chemical (ethanol or ethyl alcohol) resulting from
the fermentation of grapes or grain. Alcohol is absorbed directly
into your bloodstream. From your bloodstream, the tissues in
your body absorb the alcohol. Your brain is a tissue made up of
a large concentration of fluids and absorbs a large amount of any
alcohol you drink. Your liver eliminates the absorbed alcohol at its
own rate and nothing you eat or drink can speed up the process.
Your liver does this by oxidizing the alcohol (converting it into
water and carbon dioxide). Coffee, food or any other “cure” will
not sober you up. Only time will do that.
How does alcohol affect my body?
Alcohol is a depressant. It has a relaxing effect on the muscles
in your body. As the muscles of your eyes relax and lose focus,
your eyesight becomes fuzzy and you may experience double