Booze ain't foodz!!!

The main psychoactive ingredient in most alcholic drinks is ethonol. Ethonol works as a central nervous system depressent. The effects of ethonol depend largly on blood alchohol content. The typical effects are as follows:

50
0.05%
Euphoria, talkativeness, relaxation

100
0.1 %
Central nervous system depression, nausea, possible vomiting, impaired motor and sensory function, impaired cognition

>140
>0.14%
Decreased blood flow to brain

300
0.3%
Stupefaction, possible unconsciousness

400
0.4%
Possible death

>550
>0.55%
Death


The long term effects of to much alcohol are developing alcoholism, cardiovascular disease, malabsorption, chronic pancreatitis, alcoholic liver disease, and cancer. Also Damage to the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. Ethanol is mostly an agonist and alcohol addiction is the biggest obstacle when overcoming its abuse. Detox is only required in very extreme cases.

In short ethonol is a stupid drug. If you are going to do a drug anyways pick a safer one.