Does Alcohol Effect Women Differently Than Men?

It is a commonly accepted view that women are more susceptible to the effects of alcohol than men, but very few can actually back this claim with substance. In this article I will look into exactly how alcohol affects us and interacts with the chemicals in the brains of both men and women. I will look at alcohol in a scientific persepctive, but also examine what leads us to do things under the influence that we would never do when we are sober. As a drug, it is said that alcohol releases our inhibitions and shyness. In this article, my purpose is neither to be for nor against alcohol. I'll aim to be objective and study what happens when an average woman takes a drink or ten. We know that booze affects testosterone levels. For men, this means stimulation of testosterone. Since men's bodies are used to dealing with testosterone on a daily basis, men are used to changes in testosterone levels. For women, however, testosterone is a minor hormone, and when those testosterone levels are stimulated, they are unable to control it. Drinking causes everyone to lose their inhibitions and do things they would never dream of sober, but this effect is significantly heightened with women, who are unused to high levels of testosterone. Women's behavior under the alcohol influence may seem more boisterous, wild and out-of-control than men's behavior. This observation has led many to conclude that women are weak drinkers, a reputation that has shown to be pretty sustainable. That feeling of invincibility that you feel when intoxicated with alcohol and other drugs is heightened for women. This causes them to be louder and braver under such influence. So, all the behaviors we normally associate with being intoxicated are raised up a notch when women drink. We all know the kind of danger this can lead to. Therefore Women must be extra careful when drinking. When you are recovering from a night of drinking, or sobering up later during the night,

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