How does drinking affect mood and behaviour?

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class="share-icons d-inline-flex position-absolute"> <a href="javascript:;" class="share-on-facebook icon icon-facebook d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center" aria-label="share on Facebook"></a> <a href="javascript:;" class="share-on-email icon icon-email d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center" aria-label="Share on mail"></a> <a href="javascript:;" class="share-on-whatsapp icon icon-whatsapp d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center" aria-label="Share on whatsapp"></a> </div> </section> <section class="configurable-text p-md_1-b p-md_1-t "> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-7 offset-md-1 col-md-10 col-12"> <div class="configurable-text__wrapper"> <div class="configurable-text__content rte" data-animate data-animation="fade-in"><p>As alcohol enters your brain and begins to interact with the chemicals that control your mood and actions, you may begin to feel relaxed, more sociable and less inhibited <a href="#refs1"><sup>(1)</sup></a>. For many people who drink alcohol moderately, these sensations are among the key reasons for doing so <a href="#refs2"><sup>(2)</sup></a>.</p> <p>Since alcohol acts on the brain’s pleasure centres, when drinking is moderate, it can be enjoyable. For healthy adults, drinking moderately can fit within a balanced lifestyle, and keeping your drinking within recommended<a href="/en-za/about-alcohol/what-are-drinking-guidelines-and-why-are-they-important"> guidelines</a> <a href="#refs3"><sup>(3)</sup></a> will help you avoid harm. It’s worth considering, though, that even light drinking may not be advisable for some people.</p> <p>If you continue to drink more, positive feelings will begin to give way to a less pleasant and more dangerous sensation. Alcohol begins to act as a depressant and, as your blood alcohol content goes up, relaxation can quickly give way to intoxication [1]. How rapidly this happens depends on several factors – how much and how quickly you drink, of course, is key, and your height, weight and the amount of food in your stomach also plays a role. But your <a href="/en-za/drinking-and-your-body/how-does-drinking-affect-you-physically">individual traits </a>and how your body processes alcohol also play an important part <a href="#refs4"><sup>(4-8)</sup></a>.</p> <p>The more you drink and the more intoxicated you become, the less in control you’ll feel of your thoughts and actions <a href="#refs8"><sup>(8)</sup></a>. Your speech will become slurred and you’ll lose coordination and balance. While you may not always realise it, you won’t be thinking clearly and may make poor choices that can <a href="/en-za/support-with-drinking/how-can-drinking-affect-the-people-around-you">cause harm to yourself and other people</a>. And, depending on how much you’ve been drinking, you may not remember what happened the following day.</p> <p>Drinking excessively may eventually make you pass out and, at very high levels, there’s a risk of alcohol poisoning that can cause you to stop breathing and kill you. 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