FINALLY! I'm finally DRUNK!

Yog-Sothoth said:
Ah the benefits of a solid 10 hours of night time drinking.
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Alcohol and Tolerance

Alcohol Alert From NIAAA
Alcohol consumption interferes with many bodily functions and affects behavior. However, after chronic alcohol consumption, the drinker often develops tolerance to at least some of alcohol's effects. Tolerance means that after continued drinking, consumption of a constant amount of alcohol produces a lesser effect or increasing amounts of alcohol are necessary to produce the same effect (1).


Despite this uncomplicated definition, scientists distinguish between several types of tolerance that are produced by different mechanisms.

Tolerance to alcohol's effects influences drinking behavior and drinking consequences in several ways. This Alcohol Alert describes how tolerance may encourage alcohol consumption, contributing to alcohol dependence and organ damage; affect the performance of tasks, such as driving, while under the influence of alcohol; contribute to the ineffectiveness or toxicity of other drugs and medications; and may contribute to the risk for alcoholism.

Functional Tolerance

Humans and animals develop tolerance when their brain functions adapt to compensate for the disruption caused by alcohol in both their behavior and their bodily functions. This adaptation is called functional tolerance (2). Chronic heavy drinkers display functional tolerance when they show few obvious signs of intoxication even at high blood alcohol concentrations (BAC's), which in others would be incapacitating or even fatal

(3). Because the drinker does not experience significant behavioral impairment as a result of drinking, tolerance may facilitate the consumption of increasing amounts of alcohol. This can result in physical dependence and alcohol-related organ damage.
 
Damnit, drinking like I do now isn't cheap. And you're telling me it's going to be MORE expensive?
 
Yog-Sothoth said:
Damnit, drinking like I do now isn't cheap. And you're telling me it's going to be MORE expensive?
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Yes, it will get more expensive. In more ways than one.

Some are happy to pay the maiden any price for the 15 minutes of reprieve she brings. In the end, you won't be able to recall much more than just that.
 
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