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Alcohol is used as a social lubricant, maybe more so as holiday festivities approach. But drinking carries health and other risks. Here are five tips to make it safer.
On average, each drink raises your blood alcohol level by about 0.02%. The people who are most dangerous are those who think they can "handle it.”
A new federal report shows that one drink per day could raise the risk of liver damage and several cancers. The report follows a recommendation by the U.S. Surgeon General on safe alcohol ...
Benzocaine, sold under the brand name Orajel amongst others, is a local anesthetic, belonging to the amino ester drug class, commonly used as a topical painkiller or in cough drops. It is the active ingredient in many over-the-counter anesthetic ointments such as products for oral ulcers .
The 2023 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations state "Since no safe limit for alcohol consumption can be provided, the recommendation in NNR2023 is that everyone should avoid drinking alcohol." [ 5 ] The American Heart Association recommends that those who do not already consume alcoholic beverages should not start doing so because of the negative ...
The two most common reasons for preference were that a benzodiazepine was 'strong' and that it gave a good 'high'. [ 11 ] According to Dr. Chris Ford, former clinical director of Substance Misuse Management in General Practice, among drugs of abuse , benzodiazepines are often seen as the 'bad guys' by drug and alcohol workers.
A Bedtime Drink by Dutch painter Johannes Rosierse (c. 1860) A nightcap is a drink taken shortly before bedtime. For example, a small alcoholic beverage or glass of warm milk can supposedly promote a good night's sleep. [1] [2]
“Heavy drinking raises blood pressure, increases triglycerides, promotes inflammation and can cause arrhythmias, all of which elevate the risk of heart disease and stroke,” says Routhenstein.