| Alcohol directly affects the brain. You must have | | | | a person including at what age he/she started, how |
| heard people complaining about difficulty in walking, | | | | long the person has been drinking and others.o |
| slurred speech, blurred vision, slow reaction time and | | | | Background of the person such as age, educational |
| impaired memory after having rounds of drinks at the | | | | qualifications, gender, family history, genetic |
| local bar. However, many people who consume | | | | background etco Measuring risk factors if the |
| alcohol regularly may face severe consequences | | | | concerned person is facing threats from prenatal |
| after they come out of the influence of alcohol. | | | | alcohol exposureo General health status of a person |
| These consequences affect in the longer run and | | | | Blackouts and memory lapses are major concern if a |
| may damage the working of brain seriously. No | | | | person consumes alcohol heavily. It starts with blur |
| wonder, affects of alcohol on the brain is among top | | | | vision and inability recognizes things after few rounds |
| subject of modern researchers. | | | | of drinks. However, the degree of impairment |
| Heavy drinking may leads to short-term as well as | | | | increases with the amount of liquor consumed by a |
| long-term effects on the brain, ranging from simple | | | | person. Usually alcohol consumed in heavy amount on |
| memory loss to more debilitating complications that | | | | an empty stomach may produce a blackout or |
| may hamper throughout the life. | | | | temporary loss of memory in which a person fails to |
| Following major factors are responsible to measure | | | | remember details of events happened after having |
| the extent of alcohol on the brain:o The number of | | | | alcohol. |
| rounds a person drinks at a time.o Drinking history of | | | | |