• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    Alcohol is not psychoactive, it is neurotoxic. It effects the cerebellum, which controls balance by constantly firing neurons. The effect is ataxia, which is a disorder or many causes aside from ethanol. This is why the doctors office test for ataxia is similar to the police roadside sobriety test.