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Alcohol intoxication is graded in intensity from buzzed, to tipsy then drunk all the way up to hammered, plastered, smashed, wasted, destroyed, shitfaced and a number of other terms. The term rolling is a common word used to describe being under the influence of MDMA and for LSD the phrases frying or tripping have been used.
The spins (as in having "the spins") [1] is an adverse reaction of intoxication that causes a state of vertigo and nausea, [2] causing one to feel as if "spinning out of control", [3] especially when lying down. It is most commonly associated with drunkenness [4] or mixing alcohol with other psychoactive drugs [5] such as cannabis.
For determining whether someone is intoxicated by alcohol by some means other than a blood-alcohol test, it is necessary to rule out other conditions such as hypoglycemia, stroke, usage of other intoxicants, mental health issues, and so on. It is best if their behavior has been observed while the subject is sober to establish a baseline.
Temporary vs. permanent sobriety. Some people give up alcohol or other drugs temporarily, often for monthlong periods like Dry January, as a cleanse or a test for longer sobriety.That may help in ...
Research shows that individuals are less likely to remember information learned while intoxicated when they are once again sober. [13] However, information learned or memories created while intoxicated are most effectively retrieved when the individual is in a similar state of intoxication. [13] [15] Alcoholism can enhance state-dependent ...
New TV shows like 'Single Drunk Female' and comedy specials like 'John Mulaney: Baby J' explore the mundane complications of life as a recovering addict.
The Sunday Times wrote that "George Brown drunk is a better man than Harold Wilson sober", and The Independent said "Brown became a bit of a figure of fun, and, thanks to Private Eye 's favourite euphemism for his regular condition, he bequeathed the English language the expression 'tired and emotional'."
Image credits: Pm_me_clown_pics3 #2. My S.O. went out for drinks with a girlfriend. When I picked her up she was hammered drunk. Anyway, she couldn't stop talking about the bartender.