The speed and degree with which the effects of alcohol and other drugs are felt depends on how much and how quickly the alcohol and other drugs gets to the central nervous system. true or false

The answer is true. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. When consumed, alcohol is absorbed by the stomach and small intestine and goes directly into the bloodstream and throughout the body. It relaxes the body, but often in such a way as to impair you. How it distresses you rest on on a number of factors, including amount, temperature and concentration. Pure alcohol, for example, will be absorbed much more quickly, and the same is true at warmer temperatures. Once in the blood, internal organs are affected. About 20% of the alcohol that is consumed goes into the bloodstream through the stomach walls, and the remaining 80% is absorbed through the small intestines. Once in the blood, the alcohol then reaches other internal organs. The organs that contain a high concentration of water and require a lot of blood, such as the brain, are particularly exposed to the effects of alcohol.