The Effects of Alcohol on the Medulla

There's a specific vitamin deficiency that can come from alcohol because prolonged exposure to alcohol or prolonged consumption of alcohol over the years reduces your body's ability to absorb thiamine or vitamin B. You may pass out and stop breathing. Your body temperature can go haywire, which can lead to all sorts of other problems. And your gag reflex is centered in your medulla. So you could end up like John Bonham, pass out throwing up and... Joking to death.