Medication and Alcohol Interactions

3-4 days light use, 1-3 weeks moderate to heavy use

Alcohol is a natural product of the action of yeast on sugars. It was no doubt discovered by a hunter-gatherer many thousands of years before writing was developed, almost certainly from eating -- or seeing animals eat -- fermented fruit. We have no record of the exact circumstances.

The most common ones, like cocaine, weed, morphine, amphetamine, meth, heroin, lortab. But probably not LSD.

Aside from weed being illegal and alcohol being damaging to our body...it's not recommended to drink and smoke at the same time. Both marijuana and alcohol are depressants, meaning they will eventually slow your body's mechanisms down. So one drug enhances the effects of the other. Drink too much, then smoke some weed and you may end up depressing your breathing to a dangerous level.

However, I've known many people that have used both drugs simultaneously and been fine. That said, maybe it's a good idea to look into other hobbies. You liver and lungs will thank you.

not really too safe

Lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder that can cause liver toxicity. Drinking alcohol will give more damage to the liver.

can i drink achol while taking alarm

There is a difference between dependence and abuse. Someone taking a prescribed medication will often become physically dependent. If that is the case the doctor will taper the doses slowly down to avoid withdrawals.

Someone who is abusing alcohol or medications or drugs will come to rely mentally on the substance. People who are abusing a substance won't be able to take as suggested. They will take more often and for many reasons. Any reason will do sometimes. Usually it is to get loaded. Normal social drinkers don't ask themselves if they could be alcoholic and people who take their meds as described usually don't have a question of abuse in their minds. It's important to trust ones instincts. If the instinct says there may be a problem, then there may be. A doctor should be consulted in either case. There is no need for embarrassment as the doctor has seen it all before.

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for example, if a company was making a SPF 15, the SPF would have to be at or above 15 at minute 1 and minute 81.

most sunscreens should be reapplied every two hours, and it's about 1oz (a shot) of sunscreen you should be using for your whole body each application.

have fun in the sun and be safe!

Well, if drugs are having a dramatic affect on you nutrition such as your fingernails turning blue or you're peeing applejuice, consult a doctor right away (especially if you're peeing applejuice)

They vary widely from country to country.

Yes they have nothing to do with each other

Many people believe it can, but there is currently no scientific proof that marijuana (cannabis) is a "gateway drug" that leads to using harder drugs. This does not mean cannabis is safe for everyone. While many people will only smoke it occasionally or just for recreational use with friends, it should be noted that a certain segment of the population has what psychologists call an "addictive personality" and they are more likely to graduate from using cannabis to using cocaine or even heroin.

There has not been enough research yet to tell us which people will or will not move on from marijuana to cocaine or other substances, just as we do not know for certain which people will remain occasional social drinkers and which will become alcoholics.

It is never a good idea, nor does it make much sense, to take a depressant drug like alcohol with an antidepressant medication.

You can, but it is not recommended.

There are no dangerous interactions between them; however alcohol will reduce the effectiveness of the drug.

Alcohol also reduces the body's immune system; which is the opposite of what the doxycycline is trying to do. So drinking beer with it is counterproductive.

Direct alcohol testing can only be tested for when you have alcohol in your system. For the - the body gets rid of one ounce of alcohol per hour. Metabolites of alcohol can be detected for up to 72 - 80 hours if you are given the right test, and more and more legal agencies are requiring this special test to see if an individual has drank in the last 3 - 4 days.

Absolutely! Some make excellent counselors, because they have insight into problems associated with legal issues and prison.

This writer can think of five or six that he knows personally, and any number of whom he is aware.

Vicodin contains acetaminophen, normally 500mg of it. Drinking alcohol along with acetaminophen can screw up your liver, especially if you drink more than 2 or 3 drinks a day normally. Most of the time and for most people, a glass or 2 of wine, 2 beers, or 2 mixed drinks won't kill you, but it's best to avoid alcohol entirely if you're taking anything with acetaminophen in it--and that's a LOT of different drugs including Tylenol, Excedrin, Vicodin, Percocet, etc. I've done it plenty of times with no harmful effects, but that was when I was young and stupid--it only takes once to kill you.

Drinking alcohol with Valium will intensify the effect of both the Valium and the alcohol. Again, one or two drinks won't kill you, but it might if you're behind the wheel of a car. Best to avoid one or the other.

Well statistically here are some numbers to look at from teendrugabuse.us

"Statistics for 2002 reflect a slight drop in teenage drug usage to 8.3 percent for overall consumption of all illicit drugs. Still heading the list as most commonly used drug for troubled teens was marijuana (75% of all teen users) followed by cocaine (0.9%) and marijuana combined with one of more other drugs (20%). Cigarettes were found to be a strong precursor for troubled teens to who used illicit drugs, representing about eight times the number to those teens who smoked (48.1%) and those teens who did not (6.2%). Gender differences play a role as well amongst teenagers, with a greater majority of male teens using illegal drugs (12.3%) than their female teenage counterparts (10.9%)

Alcohol, a legal drug restricted to teens only by age, proves both plentiful, available and popular among teens aged twelve through seventeen, with both casual and binge drinking reflecting a higher percentage of usage in college-age teens (GDCADA, 2004)."

No. Neither is marijuana. A narcotic is a drug derived from opium or opiumlike compounds, with potent analgesic effects associated with significant alteration of mood and behavior, and with the potential for dependence and tolerance following repeated administration.

A drug and alcohol evaluation is basically a discussion of one's drinking and drug using habits, and their consequences. A checklist is normally used, and the answers to the questions pretty much tell the story. Inpatient settings usually include a physical exam by a doctor or nurse practitioner as well.

No, it will cancel out the effect the antibiotic is having.

No, you cannot take Diclofenac while taking Lansoprazole. This is because of unwanted side effects to include diarrhea, nausea, pain, malaise, headache, back pain and even pneumonia.

Each year in the United States, roughly 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. This includes about 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle accidents. Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire, and AIDS combined. No known deaths are attributed to Marijuana use.

Alcohol is quite dangerous to people who have have gastric bypass surgery. Because the surgery bypasses the pyloric valve in the stomach, any alcohol that is consumed does not have the chance to mix with digestive juices in the stomach. Therefore, the "raw" alcohol flows directly into the small intestines (just as any fluid or food that is consumed after gastric bypass).

This has several negative effects for the bypassed individual.

First, this unprocessed alcohol is absorbed very quickly by the intestines. People report feeling an almost instant "rush" of intoxication (or that buzzed feeling) after drinking alcohol. It has been shown in studies that a bypassed person's blood alcohol level (BAL) goes up higher and quicker than their non-bypassed counterparts. A higher BAL has many poor effects on such things as judgement, emotional control, and motor control. If someone could drink one drink and be "fine" before their surgery, this may not be true at all after their surgery.

Second, the unprocessed alcohol hits a person's liver like a ton of bricks. The liver can only process about 1 oz of alcohol per hour whether it hits it fast or hits it slow. This means that the quickly absorbed "raw" alcohol just hangs around in a person's liver waiting its turn to be processed. While this is happening alcohol is doing the damage that alcohol does to ones liver, just at a quicker pace.

Last (at least for this answer), the alcohol that goes to the brain so quickly, doesn't get cleared out nearly as quickly as normal because the liver is working so hard. Therefore, a person's brain can be damaged much sooner than a non-bypassed person's brain. Intoxication literally has the word "toxic" in it for a reason. Alcohol is a toxin to the brain, the liver, and many other organs in the body.

I think that alcohol is a source of empty calories that a gastric bypass patient should simply bypass permanently. People have a gastric bypass to improve their health. Throwing alcohol into the mix does not help a person work toward that goal of a healthier overall quality of life.