Abusing alcohol even for a short time can do some damage to the brain and the rest of the body.. including the nervous system
. It can cause short term memory loss, fatigue, weakness, and paralysis of the eye muscles. It can also cause liver disorders, ulcers, inflamation of the stomach lining, high blood pressure, blood sugar problems, reduced amount of testosterone production, numbess of the extremities ect.. It causes a metobolic change to every cell in the body.