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Some people find that they can drink relatively large amounts of alcohol without seeming to be drunk. This is dangerous. It could mean that they have been drinking so much that they are developing a tolerance to levels of alcohol that would have left them drunk in the past. A healthy young woman's liver will generally take longer, which is one reason why women often become intoxicated more quickly than men and why there are different recommended upper limits for women.
Alcohol and the Brain
While alcohol is waiting to be processed by the liver it travels in the blood through the heart to all the other organs of the body, including the brain. Drinking more than a couple of drinks can ruin any short-term emotional gains; taken in large amounts, alcohol interferes with some of the chemical messages in the brain. Everyone has an enzyme (alcohol dehydrogenase) in their stomach designed to process ethanol into a safer substance.
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