Sex Under the Influence

Alcohol abuse and using drugs can:

• Inhibit clear thinking and decision-making skills.
• Make talking and listening more difficult.
• Make it harder to assess potentially dangerous situations.
• Increase aggression.
• Decrease motor function so that it may be difficult to use a condom or another barrier method correctly.
  

Think Getting Drunk Is Sexy? Think Again…Too Much Alcohol Actually:

• Numbs the nerve endings in both male and female genitalia.
• Decreases female lubrication and can lead to painful sex.
• Affects the rational processes of the brain.
• Can increase one's expectations for the sexual experience, yet decrease desire, arousal and satisfaction.