Email. Anne Frank, 1941 Anne Frank Fonds Basel/DPA/ZUMA Press. On this day in 1944, German policed discovered the hiding place of Anne Frank and her family in the secret annex of the building where Otto Frank (Anne's father) worked.
Alcohol can cause paranoia, depression, anxiety....a multitude of not-so-pleasant side effects. I drink maybe once a year...because I used to feel majorly depressed the morning after having a few cocktails. Everyone of course reacts differently as well.
However, the early effects of intoxication sometimes give the false impression that it is a stiumulant. People lose their inhibitions while having a light alcohol intoxication; making it seem like a stimulant. Alcohol is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant. Most people don't completely understand what a depressant is. Simply put it slows down the CNS by acting on the brains principal inhibitory neurotransmitter called GABA. As a result of activating GABA neuronal firing decreases leading to reduced activity in the brain.