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How does alcohol make people feel?

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  • The drinker's unconscious
  • Their reflexes are affected, e.g. the pupils of their eyes don't respond to light
  • Their vital organs are affected - the body feels cool, breathing is shallow, and the heartbeat slow
  • Possible death.

 

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Around 17 million working days are lost each year through alcohol-related absence.

Source: PMSU Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England, March 2004
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