CASES - Community Alcohol Screening Educational Services

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Short Term Effects of Drinking

You may act in an embarassing way
Less concentration
Makes you feel more emotional
Blurred vision
Speech slurring
Slows down reactions
Less ability to judge speed, space and distance
Less self control
Loss of balance and co-ordination
Dehydration and sickness
A bad hangover
Memory blanks
Depression, anxiety, stress and paranoia
Difficulty sleeping
Alcohol poisoning that can lead to a trip to hospital to have your stomach pumped
It can lead to unconsciousness or even a coma
Risk of vomiting whilst unconscious or asleep which can cause death through suffocation.