The combination of caffeinated drinks with alcohol can be dangerous. It is a practice that would increase the risk of harm attributable to alcohol.
Caffeine is a stimulating substance that can mask the depressing effects of alcohol. Drinkers may feel more alert and believe they are less intoxicated than they really are and increase alcohol intake.
Caffeine does not reduce the effects of alcohol
Consuming caffeine does not reduce the effects of alcohol or decrease drunkenness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explain that caffeine has no effect on the metabolism of alcohol in the liver, so it does not reduce blood alcohol concentrations, nor does it reduce impairment due to consumption. of alcohol.
The CDC shares that drinkers who mix alcohol with energy drinks are more prone to dangerous actions than those who drink alcohol without mixing with caffeine. Among these actions are unwanted or unprotected sex, driving drunk or traveling with a driver who was intoxicated, or suffering alcohol-related injuries.
The World Health Organization points out that high consumption of alcohol causes death and disability relatively early in life. In the age group from 20 to 39 years, approximately 13.5% of all deaths are attributable to alcohol. Alcohol consumption is associated with injuries resulting from violence, crashes, and road collisions.
Mixing alcohol with caffeine can lead to binge drinking
Mixing alcohol and caffeinated beverages, such as energy drinks, is a popular practice among youth and young adults in the United States, according to the CDC.
A study of 2014 published in The Journal of Pediatrics found that drinkers of 15 to 23 years who mix alcohol with energy drinks are 4 times more likely of binge drinking (having 6 or more drinks per binge episode) than drinkers who do not mix alcohol with energy drinks.
Drinking too much on one occasion can lead to alcohol poisoning that can be mortal.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) explains that an alcohol overdose occurs when there is so much alcohol in the bloodstream that the areas of the brain that control Basic life support functions, such as breathing, heart rate, and temperature control, begin to shut down.
A person with alcohol intoxication needs immediate medical attention. Symptoms of alcohol overdose include mental confusion, difficulty staying conscious or waking up, vomiting, seizures, slow breathing (less than 8 breaths per minute), slow heart rate, cold and clammy skin, extremely low temperature, lack of reflexes nauseated (thus increasing the risk of suffocation) and pale or bluish skin.
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What to cook today
Recipe to make kefir bread
Kefir bread full of probiotics, ideal for breakfast with jams or sausages.