What happens when you drink one pint?

• Alcohol is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream
• After just 10 minutes, 50% of the alcohol will have been absorbed into the bloodstream
• It takes up to one hour for each unit of alcohol to be broken down by your liver.

Drinking alcohol has the following effects:

• Makes you act in an embarrassing way
• Blurred vision
• Speech slurring
• Loss of balance
• Slowed down reactions
• Reduced ability to measure and judge speed, space and distance
• Leads to less self control
• Can lead to temporary loss of body function and co-ordination
• It can lead to unconsciousness or even a coma
• There is also a risk of vomiting whilst unconscious or in heavy sleep which can cause death by asphyxiation (suffocation).