Editor's note

The weekend is coming up, and it’s more than likely that a lot of us will have a drink or two to celebrate. Some of us might even have a few more.

So what’s actually happening in our bodies when we drink? Why, when alcohol can make us feel incredibly sick (particularly the next day), do we often drink more than we intended?

We’ve put together a series of short and sharp animated videos to explain everything about what alcohol does in the human body – from fermentation, into your stomach and through to each stage of intoxication (up to, and including, death). Know what you’re getting into when you take that first sip!

Wes Mountain

Deputy Multimedia Editor

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There’s a reason we apologise to our livers after a big night, and it’s not pretty. Wes Mountain/The Conversation

Drink, drank, drunk: what happens when we drink alcohol in four short videos

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