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Before your next drink: Here's what alcohol does to your body Alcohol sets off a chain of effects that can damage the liver, brain and kidneys. Health 21 min ago

Before your next drink: Here's what alcohol does to your body Alcohol sets off a chain of effects that can damage the liver, brain and kidneys. Health 21 min ago

By GhanaSummary NewsroomKenya

That's part of why people are told not to mix alcohol with certain drugs; it makes the liver process other things faster than it should.

Those drugs get broken down in the liver too, using the same enzymes, so when alcohol is added, it speeds up that process.

But before it gets broken down any further, alcohol reaches the central nervous system, and that's where things start, with a bit of stimulation or excitement, before it eventually tips over into depression.

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