Question

WRITE THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL IN CHEMISTRY​

Answer 1

Answer:

Chemical messengers called neurotransmitters relay information in the brain. Each neurotransmitter binds to a particular receptor to create a response, although variations in the receptors can affect the response. A neuron’s response to information it receives depends on complex interactions of potentially conflicting messages that arrive simultaneously.

Alcohol’s pleasurable effects and addictiveness are caused when alcohol:

• Increases the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is related to pleasure, in an area of the brain that is associated with all types of addictions.
• Stimulates the activity of opioid peptides, which increases the pleasurable effects of alcohol.
• Activates serotoninreceptors. This impacts serotonin’s many functions, including the regulation of mood, sleep, body temperature, and appetite and many others.
• Initiates neuroadaptation — changes caused by the brain attempting to function normally in the presence of alcohol.