ALCOHOL IS A DRUG
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It is classed as a depressant, meaning that it slows down vital functions—resulting in slurred speech, unsteady movement, disturbed perceptions and an inability to react quickly.

As for how it affects the mind, it is best understood as a drug that reduces a person’s ability to think rationally and distorts his or her judgment.

Although classified as a depressant, the amount of alcohol consumed determines the type of effect. Most people drink for the stimulant effect, such as a beer or glass of wine taken to “loosen up.” But if a person consumes more than the body can handle, they then experience alcohol’s depressant effect. They start to feel “stupid” or lose coordination and control.

Alcohol overdose causes even more severe depressant effects (inability to feel pain, toxicity where the body vomits the poison, and finally unconsciousness or, worse, coma or death from severe toxic overdose).

EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL
Unintentional injuries such as car crash, falls, burns, drowning 
Intentional injuries such as firearm injuries, sexual assault, domestic violence
Increased on-the-job injuries and loss of productivity 
Increased family problems, broken relationships 
Alcohol poisoning 
High blood pressure, stroke, and other heart-related diseases 
Liver disease 
Nerve damage 
Sexual problems 
Permanent damage to the brain 
Vitamin B1 deficiency, which can lead to a disorder characterized by amnesia, apathy and disorientation 
Ulcers 
Gastritis (inflammation of stomach walls) 
Malnutrition 
Cancer of the mouth and throat.
ALCOHOL turns you to a slave, why not quit today.