When it comes to drunkenness, caffeine does not help
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A strong cup of black coffee is not an antidote to alcohol intoxication. Neither are 2 cups. Or even three. Of a caffeine-rich
energy drink for that matter.
Caffeine is known as a stimulant that can keep you awake and boost performance. The popular use of caffeinated energy drinks among young people during exams week attest to this.
However, the notion that caffeine is an effective antidote to the sedating effect of alcohol is completely wrong.
The appearance of caffeinated alcoholic beverages (CAB) in the market is causing concerns among health experts. Several manufacturers recalled their CAB products following FDA warnings last year but the practice of mixing caffeine with alcohol has not abated. It is as easy as simply mixing their own cocktail.
According to researcher Dr. Jonathan Howland of the Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University:
Risky behavior has been attributed to this dangerous mixture including intoxicated driving (either as driver or passenger), committing and being a victim of sexual assault and having an alcohol related injury or accident.
In order to clarify once and for all the belief that caffeine blunts the effect of alcohol, thus allowing one to drink and drive, the researchers tested 129 people ages 21 to 30 drink alcohol with or without caffeine. After 30 minutes, they were tested on a driving simulator. The results showed that all drinkers were not fit enough to drive – regardless whether they had taken caffeine or not. The take home message, according to Dr. Howland, is:
Let us hope we can get the message across!
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“I would like a tea made from cannabis seeds .”
Don’t you mean tea from the weed you grow? I have tried the seeds thing with seeds i bought from:
Cannabis seeds USA
Great post!
I have believed this for years but never read anything conclusive.. makes sense really, “2 wrongs don’t make a right” in my book.
🙂
I would like a tea made from seeds bought from www.cannabis-seeds.co.uk/ instead of a coffee.
“I would like a tea made from cannabis seeds .”
Don’t you mean tea from the weed you grow? I have tried the seeds thing with seeds i bought from:
www.royalqueenseeds.com , but for me the best way was to put them in the ground and grow nice plants. Then make a tea with the cannabis. Most definately stoppen me from drinking more 😉 but hangover also didn’t really go away. nice try though.
You are correct that, “a strong cup of black coffee is not an antidote to alcohol intoxication”. I believe this “remedy” evolved because alcohol causes an underarounsed brain while caffeine increases the arousal levels of the brain. Many times people use these substances to counter actual brain issues. A natural way to train the state management of the brain is with brain training, aka neurofeedback.