the alcohol found in intoxicating beverages it's made out of carbohydrates such as stock or sugar cereal grains as i start to materials commonly used in making alcoholic beverages all the fleet there is usually made there contains about four and one half percent ethyl alcohol as shown by the striped area across the bottom of the bottle and other products that contain sugar will be used to make alcoholic beverages out of grapes is made wine contains about fifteen percent ethyl alcohol all alcoholic in this case the alcohol is made out of fermented corn match when the fermented mixture is heated papers are given off that contain products of the fermentation coating a relatively high percentage of alcohol as the vapors cooled they changed to liquid and dripped from the distillery whiskey ordinarily contains about forty three percent or more  of alcohol when we compare the three kinds of beverages we see that whiskey contains more alcohol than either wine or beer but in each of the three beverages the intoxicating part is always the same substance etho alcohol by using animated drawings we will see what happens to alcohol in the body and the alcoholic beverage shown here the black dots represent the ethyl alcohol content the alcohol travels capillaries in the stomach lead into a branch of the portal blood bayne that connects with the liver shown at the left base capillaries absorb alcohol directly from the stomach and the portal vein carries to the liver other capillaries absorb alcohol from the small intestine shown at the bottom liver passed on through the day to the heart shown here in the center the more alcohol that reaches the liver at one time the more alcohol goes on to the alcohol to acetic acid takes place so except for small amounts of alcohol that escape through the lines and kidneys alcohol in the bloodstream remains unchanged until it alcohol per hour until the alcohol  as long as there is any alcohol in the bloodstream some of it reaches the brain here it acts as an understudy the effects of alcohol on the human brain varies somewhat from person to person but its main effects follow a general pattern and first the greatest effect is on the cerebral outlined here with a blackboard five hundred percent is about one  undiluted alcohol in the entire bloodstream this darkened area is the judgment center in the center for tensions and anxiety even small amounts of alcohol tend to deaden the centers and because of this may provide an illusion of this is ordinarily the situation in moderate social drinking as the concentration of alcohol than the blood rises above five hundred percent the judgment center becomes more and more depressed gradually to the muscular control center becomes less responsive to incoming signals from nerves in all parts of the body the person usually feels confident that everything is all right but a center to is affected during intoxication the individual's normal vision blurry and other abnormalities of vision frequently occur driving or walking in traffic is extremely hazardous under such conditions if the concentration of alcohol continues to increase it finally affects the deeper center toward the base of the brain called the cerebellum when the concentration of alcohol in the blood stream which is about four tenth's percent unconsciousness usually occurs four times percent is about eight ounces of undiluted alcohol in the entire bloodstream of an average sized adult gradually the brain and other organs are free of the anesthetic effect of the ethyl alcohol but even after consciousness is regain it takes some time before the person is fully in control of his muscular processes after deep been talks occasion the sobering up period for an average sized adult may take twelve hours or more even beyond this amount of time was there frequently is a further period of partial incapacity so we have seen that alcohol oxidizers in the body and produces heat energy in this respect it is like any other food but as a food heat energy is all that pure alcohol can provide most other food supplies some needed materials such as protein vitamins pure alcohol contains none of these even though it supplies calories the substitution of alcohol or other foods over a long period of time  investigations are convincing medical authorities of the problem drinker is a sick person this man needs medical attention but the hospital is the place for a person in a helpless condition due to alcohol medical science can help the problem drinker regain his physical health when there is any doubt as to the cause of the patient condition a complete medical examination must be made and i checked will help determine whether the patient is suffering from sho by means of chemical tests on a sample of his blood the patient can be checked for diabetes and other diseases that may have symptoms similar to those  blood pressure and heart tests will reveal the condition of the circulatory system physical tests and a study of the patient's history are needed in order to make sure that he is really suffering from alcoholism hospitalization for several days may be needed during this time he receives a balanced diet and is treated matter if necessary although he may recover physically he must avoid all future use of alcoholic beverages it's made clear to him before he made the hospital that even a single drink will certainly lead him back again to chronic it's essential that every drinker understand how alcohol affects his body and face the possibility of day becoming an alcoholic and he should realize that alcohol