What is the influence of alcohol in the body?

What is the influence of alcohol in the body?  Please be specific and give at least 2 influences, ie influence in the GI tract, etc.  Please be sure to enumerate these (so there is no confusion), ie. (1) and (2).  Please also give 2 examples of alcohol’s damage.  Talk about at least 1 short-term effect and 1 long-term effect.  Lastly, give your views on alcohol consumption and why you feel the way you do.  You must complete at least 10 sentences and respond to 2 of your classmates to receive credit.