Alcohol acts as a depressant and it can affect your mood, and dull sensations. It also impairs thinking, coordination, reflexes, memory, and judgment. It is essential, if you choose to drink that you do not operate machinery, drive a car, or be in a situation where judgment, coordination, and memory are necessary. Alcohol is the lead cause of death for individuals aged 15-24. This is primarily due to motor vehicle accidents, driving while intoxicated, or riding in a vehicle that an alcohol or drug-impaired person is driving.
Stress is defined as a perceived substantial imbalance between demand and response consequences.
This means that the environment you are in is viewed as placing more demands on you than you feel you can adequately meet. Terms Stressor Something external to the individual. It is often the environment or condition that results in stress. Stressful Pertains to an environment that has many stressors. Strain Stress reaction.