A drink-by-drink guide to the effects of alcohol on your mind and body.
One medium drink (around two units):
Youre talkative and you feel relaxed.
Your self-confidence increases.
You may be over the drink-driving limit.
Two medium drinks (four units):
Your blood flow increases.
You feel less inhibited and your attention span is shorter.
You start dehydrating, one of the causes of a hangover.
Three medium drinks (six units):
Your libido (sex drive) increases.
Your reaction time is slower.
Your liver is having to work harder.
Four medium drinks (eight units):
Youre easily confused.
Youre noticeably emotional.
Your libido (sex drive) decreases.
Five medium drinks (10 units):
Your vision may be blurred.
Wine drinkers have drunk the calorie equivalent of four Mars bars.
If you drive, you're 20 times more likely to have an accident.
Six medium drinks (12 units):
You may become obnoxious to others.
You may become depressed.
You may be slurring your speech and may have poor co-ordination and balance.
Eight medium drinks (16 units):
Youll find it very hard to control what you say and do.
You may feel nauseous.
You may lose bladder control in a half-asleep state.
You're at risk of losing consciousness.
Nine to 10 medium drinks and more (18 units+):
Strong likelihood of losing consciousness.
You may become incontinent.
You face an increased heart attack risk.
Youre at risk of breathing in your own vomit and suffocating.
