Once in the blood it is rapidly dispersed throughout the body and begins to have an effect on every cell. Alcohol is a cell poison but the body is efficient at protecting itself from most of its dangerous effects. It does so by chemical changes which take place in the liver. As the blood passes through the liver the alcohol is gradually broken down to less harmful substances.
Alcohol affects the brain, heart, muscles and other parts of the body.
In particular it reaches the brain quickly and acts as a depressant. The effect of alcohol on your liver Problems may occur with any or all of the liver's functions when it is presented with too much alcohol. Its own cells can be altered. Almost everyone who drinks excessive amounts of alcohol will get some liver damage but this doesn't always develop into cirrhosis. In general the more you drink, the greater the frequency and the duration of heavy drinking, the more likely you are to develop cirrhosis.