If you're tossing back a few, then yes, you do--literally. Here, get inside your head and discover what your brain is thinking while you're drinking.

Alcohol is a depressant.  The more you drink, the more "depressed" your brain activity becomes.  As you continue to drink and alcohol levels increase, specific parts of the brain are affected more significantly.

The cerebrum is the part of your brain that controls advanced functions like recognition, vision, reasoning, and emotion. At the lowest levels, alcohol lowers inhibitions, and affects judgement. As alcohol levels increase, vision, movement, and speech are impaired.  This occurs at a blood alcohol level of .01% -.30%.

The cerebellum is the part of your brain that is involved with coordinating movement. Alcohol consumption causes problems with coordination, reflexes, and balance This occurs at a blood alcohol level of .15-.35%.

The medulla is the part of your brain that controls basic survival functions such as breathing and heartbeat.  When you've consumed so much alcohol that the medulla is affected, your brain's ability to control respiration and heart rate is severely diminished.  Your heart rate can drop and breathing cease, causing death, at blood alcohol levels as low as .30%.