Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoI 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?message-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareI 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?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareceleste@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoThis 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.
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.