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THE PHYSIOLOGY OF INTOXICATION
Alcohol, or ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, or grain alcohol --- however referred to --- is one of the
earliest and most widely used drugs in existence. Generally, it is legal in many jurisdictions in the United States. Alcohol is a clear fluid whose low molecular weight and high solubility in water cause it to diffuse rapidly through body tissue membranes and reach equilibrium in tissues at levels proportional to water content. Blood, for example, will hold proportionately more alcohol than will muscle tissue.
For alcohol to produce its effect, it must reach the brain. To accomplish this, alcohol must first pass into the bloodstream after absorption through the walls of the stomach and small intestines. This is a fundamentally simple biochemical process of diffusion, which will continue as long as the concentration of alcohol in the stomach and intestines is higher than that in the blood.
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