Alcohalic poision?!
Alcohalic poision?
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Since you didn't describe what happened to you exactly, it's hard to determine if you did experience alcohol poisoning or not; but it needs to be discussed. Understanding the risks involved with over-drinking and the guidelines for avoiding them is a skill everyone can use. (Even if it's just to help a friend.)
Alcohol poisoning occurs when a large amount of alcohol is consumed, usually over a short period of time. Keep in mind that many mixed drinks and alcoholic punches contain far more liquor. For example, a "Long Island iced tea" has 5 drinks in one!
Alcohol is a depressant, and, in large amounts, dulls the nerves that regulate one's breathing, heartbeat, and gag reflex. Sometimes, however, because this reflex is unable to work properly, our systems continue to absorb the excess alcohol. In severe cases, this can cause alcohol poisoning ― a condition that usually involves the following symptoms:
The person is asleep and cannot be woken up ― meaning, s/he is unconscious.
Breathing is less than 12 times per minute, or breathing stops altogether for periods of longer than 10 seconds.
Skin and/or lips are cold, clammy, and pale or bluish in color.
Call 911 immediately if the above signs are present. If you are with someone who is experiencing alcohol poisoning, gently prop him or her up on his or her side while waiting for an ambulance; this will prevent him or her from choking if s/he begins to vomit while unconscious.
Anytime a person has been drinking excessively, s/he needs to be watched very carefully for danger signs that s/he could be at risk for alcohol poisoning or other medical emergencies. These might include:
slurred speech
difficulty walking or standing up
erratic behavior
inability to make eye contact or sustain a conversation
feeling very ill, including prolonged vomiting
A person with alcohol poisoning, or experiencing any kind of alcohol or other drug emergency, requires attention from medical professionals. Alcohol poisoning is serious, and can be fatal.
The best things to do are to pay attention to your own reactions and limits and keep these in mind when drinking.
Avoid hangover?:
drink slowly
sip rather than gulp drinks
dilute drinks
avoid shots
alternate alcoholic with non-alcoholic beverages, eat a substantial meal before drinking.
Blackouts are often a sign that your drinking deserves some attention, even if the quantity you consume doesn't seem excessive. In fact, they appear to be an early sign of alcoholism, especially in those with a family history.
Source(s):
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/2066....
First off, it's called alcohol poisoning. Second, what about it?
what?
need more info....describe what exactly you want to ask.
Yep, it is called alcoholic poisoning and you'd be hospitalized if you had it, NOT a good thing, drink sensible.
911
alcohol is a poison and you can actually die
of alcohol poisoning if you drink too much too fast.
usually it's from chugging bottles of gin or vodka,
not usually from beer or wine.
A poison is any substance that is capable of causing injury, illness or death to an organism. 1 Salt, water and oxygen are all poisons because in high enough quantities they can harm people. Too much salt in a diet can cause serious health problems, hyper hydration can kill athletes, and too much oxygen given to a premature infant can cause permanent blindness.
Toxicologists emphasize that “the dosage makes the poison.” Although salt, water, oxygen, aspirin, alcohol beverages, and many other substances can cause poisoning in excessive amounts, it makes no sense to call them poisons.
So why do so many groups and organizations insist on calling alcohol a poison? Apparently to stigmatize alcoholic beverages and frighten people into alcohol abstinence. The tactic was first used effectively by the Anti-Saloon League, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the KKK and other anti-alcohol groups. The technique is still widely used today.
Honest communication doesn’t mislead or deceive. Calling alcohol a poison is misleading and deceptive.
Alcohol also causes cancer and heart disease, and it wreaks havoc on the liver. In fact, thousands of Australians die every year from cirrhosis and alcohol-related diseases.
Alcohol in the blood circulates through the lungs and vaporises into the air, so it's possible to measure the alcohol level in the blood and the rest of the body by measuring the alcohol vapor in exhaled air. The device that performs this test is known as the Breathalyser.