Why do people get drunk when they drink

TV advertisements about wine often associate good wine with success, joy and relaxation, but this is not the case. Hospital emergency rooms sometimes send drunken people who are drunk and unconscious, which can even lead to death. Therefore, drinking, especially heavy drinking, is often not as relaxed and pleasant as expected.

The main component of wine is ethanol (commonly known as alcohol). It is the main product of fruit or grain fermentation. Its nutritional value is quite limited, and there is nothing else except heat. Alcohol is a sedative drug of the central nervous system. Alcohol intake is mainly decomposed by lactate dehydrogenase in the body. When a person ingests alcohol faster than the liver breaks it down, the alcohol content in the blood increases. With the continuous rise of blood alcohol concentration, the role of alcohol continues to strengthen, and people's feeling, reaction ability, breathing and heartbeat are gradually affected.

When the alcohol content of blood reaches 0.05%, alcohol can release pressure and relieve discomfort; However, when the concentration reaches 0.1%, people will have physiological changes and drunken symptoms such as slow movement of hands and feet; When the blood alcohol concentration reaches 0.3%, people begin to feel depressed and numb, and lose their understanding of all things; When the blood alcohol concentration reaches 0.5%, people will lose consciousness, be unconscious, have paralysis of respiratory and heartbeat centers, and increase the possibility of death. Therefore, if the drinker has deep sleep and stiff body, he should be sent to the hospital for first aid immediately.