How does drinking affect mood and behaviour?

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</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </header>  <main role="main" id="main-content-wrapper" class="main-content-wrapper drinkiqmain " data-polltype="motivation"> <section class="article-item pb-0"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="article-item-content column-start-1 column-end-13 pb-24"> <p class="article-category mb-16"> Drinking and your mind </p> <h1 class="article-item-title h1-lg text-black fw-800 " data-id="{C844A633-B499-4EDD-BEE9-3943DC7A74A3}" data-title='How does drinking affect mood and behaviour?'> How does drinking affect mood and behaviour? </h1> <div class="article-description fw-300"> It depends on many factors but drinking can change how you feel in both positive and negative ways. </div> </div> </div> <div class="share-icons page-share "> <a href="javascript:;" class="share-on-facebook icon icon-facebook d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center facebook-icon position-relative"><span class="invisible">Facebook</span></a> <a href="javascript:;" 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For many people who drink alcohol moderately, these sensations are among the key reasons for doing so <sup><a href="#refs2">(2)</a></sup>.</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-ng/about-alcohol/what-are-drinking-guidelines-and-why-are-they-important">guidelines </a><sup><a href="#refs3">(3)</a></sup> 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-ng/drinking-and-your-body/how-does-drinking-affect-you-physically">individual traits</a> and how your body processes alcohol also play an important part <sup><a href="#refs4">(4-8)</a></sup>.</p> <p>The more you drink and the more intoxicated you become, the less in control you’ll feel of your thoughts and actions <sup><a href="#refs8">(8)</a></sup>. 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-ng/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. That’s why it’s best to know the effect your drinking can have and learn how to be responsible.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="module-link-box pt-0 pb-24"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="link-box column-start-1 column-end-13 "> <a class="link-wrapper d-flex" href='https://www.iard.org/getattachment/d45cf6c0-f785-4489-8d12-1f5706a6bb82/iard-review-national-drinking-guidelines-2016.pdf' target='_blank' title='' data-linktype='external' aria-label="IARD drinking guidelines"> <div class="link-icon"> <span class="external-link white"></span> </div> <div class="link-content"> <div class="link-text fw-800"> IARD drinking guidelines </div> <span class=""> https://www.iard.org/ </span> <span class="small-link-icon external-link"> </span> </div> </a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="accordion pt-28 "> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="accordion-item column-start-1 column-end-13 pt-20 pb-20"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion-heading accordion-heading-js"> <span class="accordion-title fw-800">References</span> <span class="accordion-icon accordion-icon-js"> <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" fill="#2314a7" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M11 9H20V11H11V20H9V11H0V9H9V0H11V9Z"></path></svg> </span> </a> <div class="accordion-content accordion-content-js "><ol> <li> Abrahao, K.P., A.G. Salinas, and D.M. Lovinger, Alcohol and the Brain: Neuronal Molecular Targets, Synapses, and Circuits. Neuron, 2017. 96(6): p. 1223-1238. </li> <li> Sayette, M.A., The effects of alcohol on emotion in social drinkers. Behav Res Ther, 2017. 88: p. 76-89. </li> <li> <a href="https://iard.org/science-resources/detail/Drinking-Guidelines-for-Pregnancy-and-Breastfeedin" title="Opens in new window" target="Blank">International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD). Drinking guidelines for pregnancy and breastfeeding. 2020; Available from:</a> </li> <li> Cederbaum, A.I., Alcohol metabolism. Clin Liver Dis, 2012. 16(4): p. 667-85. </li> <li> Erol, A. and V.M. Karpyak, Sex and gender-related differences in alcohol use and its consequences: Contemporary knowledge and future research considerations. 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