Why do people drink? Why do they abstain?

Drinking causes arousal, behavior, and neuropsychological functioning.

People who don’t drink tend to die sooner than those who do!

Abstainers often get socially pressured into drinking

Moderate drinking, which is defined as one to three drinks per day, is associated with the lowest mortality rates in alcohol studies.

Alcohol is the most widely consumed drug worldwide

Alcohol might disrupt cell membranes throughout our body, making them leaky.

drinking increases levels of norepinephrine, the neurotransmitter

Drinking makes people happy or makes them feel good about themselves

some people depend on alcohol!

friends drink, and they give into peer pressure

more confident or 'bigger' when they drink

women are more likely than men to abstain and there are often wide variations in abstention based on religion, social class, geographic region, and cultural tradition.

Abstainers often face social pressure to drink

Abstainers are scared of getting addicted