Short-term effects of drinking alcohol
- Learning for Life and Work
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: May 7
When a young person drinks alcohol often, this has an impact on the young person's health and well-being. Depending on how much alcohol is taken and the physical condition of the young person, they may experience some of these short term effects of alcohol:
Impaired judgement
Unconsciousness
Headaches
Coma
Blackouts (no memory of what happened)
Slurred speech
Drowsiness
Vomiting
Upset stomach
Aggressiveness - which could lead to fighting or offending others
Hangover - feeling sick the next day and having difficulty concentrating
QUESTIONS YOU COULD BE ASKED ON THIS
Name one short-term effect of drinking alcohol (1mark)
Slurred speech
Explain two short-term effects that drinking alcohol may have on a young person’s health and well-being (4 marks)
Alcohol can cause impaired judgement. This means a young person may make poor decisions, such as getting into dangerous situations or taking risks they normally wouldn’t. (2 marks)
Drinking alcohol can lead to vomiting. This is a physical reaction to alcohol that can make a young person feel very unwell and dehydrated. (2 marks)
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