Alcohol

Alcohol is a depressant drug, which means it slows down the messages travelling between the brain and the body.

Slang names Booze, grog, piss, liquor, charge, nip.

Visible signs of potential alcohol consumption

• Happiness and confidence

• Confusion or blurred vision

• Clumsiness

• Memory loss

• Nausea, vomiting

• Passing out or coma
  

The next day

• Headache

• Diarrhoea and nausea

• Tiredness and trembling

• Increased heart rate and blood pressure

• Trouble concentrating

• Anxiety

• Poor or decreased sleep

• Dry mouth