Why does alcohol feel good first, then make your brain and body pay later?

Why does alcohol feel good first, then make your brain and body pay later?

In “What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health,” Andrew Huberman explains alcohol as a widely used but biologically toxic substance: ethanol enters cells easily, is metabolized into acetaldehyde, alters brain circuits for inhibition, mood, stress, memory, gut inflammation, sleep, hormones, and cancer risk, and may cause measurable harm even at low-to-moderate chronic intake.