I have heard this from multiple people even when I worked at a liquor store. That when you are on an upper or something that gives you speed that you cannot get drunk. Is this true? And how?
Whole buncha bullshit, with a marginal amount of truth to it.
That's literally why they made it illegal for alcohol to have caffiene in it after some college kids died from alcohol poisioning after too many Four Lokos. The caffiene makes you feel not as drunk, despite you being FUBAR.
This made me remember hearing about an alcohol "antidote" years ago and trying to remember what it was or even where I heard about it. I don't want to watch Revenge of the Nerds again but I think they used it in that movie to win a contest.
you're actually only partially correct. alcohol is a stimulant when your BAC is increasing (like it does when you're actively drinking). it only becomes a depressant when your BAC is decreasing. pretty interesting and strange, and definitely something you don't wanna mix with medical stimulants!
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Maeve@kbin.earth · 29 pts · 202d
Like they say about coffee and liquor: it just makes you a wide awake drunk.
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 202d
Indeed, there in no antidote to reverse alcohol intoxication.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 202d
other than time! 😅
amorangi@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 202d
There is, but it's not sold as it would easily lead to overdose fatalities (the alcohol is still in your body poisoning you)
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 201d
Source for what this is?
Edit: NVM another comment linked to the Wikipedia page for RO15-4513
watson387@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 202d
LSD
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 202d
Citation that LSD reduces BAC!
hint: there are none, because it most definitely doesn't.
watson387@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 202d
It won't reduce you blood alcohol content, but you can't get drunk. It will help you to go to sleep when the acid wears off though.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 202d
Bouncer 18 years - You might not feel drunk, but you're still drunk. You're making high-octane stimulant-assisted bad decisions.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 10 pts · 202d
Whole buncha bullshit, with a marginal amount of truth to it.
That's literally why they made it illegal for alcohol to have caffiene in it after some college kids died from alcohol poisioning after too many Four Lokos. The caffiene makes you feel not as drunk, despite you being FUBAR.
AndrewZabar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 202d
Ah ok so you’re getting alcohol intoxicated you just don’t feel drunk. Not sure what OP meant exactly.
yesman@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 202d
Cocaine is like narcan for liquor. You'll get alcohol poisoning before you get drunk.
This is not to imply you're not impaired AF though. Just not drunk-type impairment. Oh, and you're still eligible for a hangover.
celeste@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 202d
This made me remember hearing about an alcohol "antidote" years ago and trying to remember what it was or even where I heard about it. I don't want to watch Revenge of the Nerds again but I think they used it in that movie to win a contest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro15-4513#Original_development_as_alcohol_antidote
When looking it up I also saw this:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-024-01657-7#Abs1
Don't know enough to know if this newer treatment seems useful.
FunnyUsername@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 202d
They may not actually be referring to the state of drunkeness. alcohol is also an upper, and mixing two uppers is ill-advised
tal@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 202d
Uppers are stimulants. Alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol
FunnyUsername@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 202d
you're actually only partially correct. alcohol is a stimulant when your BAC is increasing (like it does when you're actively drinking). it only becomes a depressant when your BAC is decreasing. pretty interesting and strange, and definitely something you don't wanna mix with medical stimulants!