Drunk sex impacts everything from consent to pleasure, here s what to know
How exactly does alcohol affect the sex you experience? (A lot, it turns out).
By Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou filadendron
Ahhh drunk sex. It’s not uncommon to set the mood with a sex partner, accompanied by a bottle or two of your favourite wine. Alcohol is called liquid courage for a reason. Some people use it to calm their nerves, others to loosen their inhibitions. This is because alcohol is a depressant that has a direct effect on the functional activity of the brain, particularly the frontal lobe. This part of the brain is responsible for a range of cognitive skills, from planning to thinking effectively - so the more a person drinks, the less control and judgement they have.