Alcohol goes right into your bloodstream and can increase your risk of getting serious diseases. It can hurt every organ in your body.

Drinking alcohol slows your brain and your central nervous system, which makes you less coordinated, slows your reflexes, makes you forget what you did and inhibits your decision-making abilities. While a lot of people say they like not having to be so responsible when they’re drinking, when they sober up they still have to deal with the fact that they did something while they were drinking that they wouldn’t normally do.

Drinking a lot of alcohol can put you in a coma or cause death. When someone passes out after drinking, they’re not just sleeping; they’re having a medical emergency. Their body has started to shut down because of how much alcohol they’ve had. They need medical attention, and fast.