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Many Americans drink alcohol at least occasionally. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans say that adults of legal drinking age should either not drink or drink in moderation. Drinking less is better for your health than drinking more. Also, there are some people who should not drink at all.
If you are going to drink, it's important to know how alcohol affects you and how much is too much.
How does alcohol affect the body?Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. This means that it is a drug that slows down brain activity. It can change your mood, behavior, and self-control. It can cause problems with memory and thinking clearly. Alcohol can also affect your coordination and physical control.
Alcohol also has effects on the other organs in your body. For example, it can raise your blood pressure and heart rate. If you drink too much at once, it could make you throw up.
Why are the effects of alcohol different from person to person?Alcohol's effects vary from person to person, depending on a variety of factors, including:
- How much you drink
- How often you drink
- Your age
- Your sex
- Your genetics
- Your overall health
- Whether or not you have a family history of alcohol problems
- For most women, moderate drinking is no more than 1 standard drink a day
- For most men, moderate drinking is no more than 2 standard drinks a day
Even though moderate drinking may be safe for many people, there are still risks. Moderate drinking can raise the risk of death from certain cancers and heart diseases.
What is a standard drink?In the United States, a standard drink is one that contains about 14 grams of pure alcohol, which is found in:
- 12 ounces of regular beer (5% alcohol content)
- 5 ounces of wine (12% alcohol content)
- 1.5 ounces or a "shot" of distilled spirits or liquor (40% alcohol content)
Some people should not drink alcohol at all, including those who:
- Are in recovery from an alcohol use disorder (AUD)
- Are are unable to control the amount they drink
- Are under age 21
- Are pregnant or trying to become pregnant
- Are taking medicines that can interact with alcohol
- Have medical conditions that get can worse if you drink alcohol
- Are planning on driving
- Will be operating machinery or doing activities that require skill, coordination, and alertness
If you have questions about whether it is safe for you to drink, talk with your health care provider.
What is excessive drinking?Excessive drinking includes binge drinking and heavy alcohol use:
- Binge drinking is drinking so much at once that your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level is 0.08% or more:
- For men, this usually happens after having 5 or more drinks within a few hours.
- For women, it is usually after about 4 or more drinks within a few hours.
- Heavy alcohol use means:
- For men, having more than 5 drinks on any day or more than 15 drinks per week.
- For women, having more than 4 drinks on any day or more than 8 drinks per week.
Binge drinking raises your risk of injuries, car crashes, and alcohol overdose. It also puts you at risk of becoming violent or being the victim of violence.
Heavy alcohol use over a long period of time may cause health problems such as:
- Alcohol use disorder (AUD)
- Liver diseases, including cirrhosis and fatty liver disease
- Heart diseases
- Increased risk of certain cancers
- Increased risk of injuries
Heavy alcohol use can also cause problems at home, at work, and with friends. But treatment can help.
NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Mixing FDA Approved Drugs
- A method of treating cancer in a patient comprising administering ixabepilone or pharmaceutical compositions comprising ixabepilone.
- Method of treating breast cancer by administering ixabepilone; a method of treating a cancer responsible to microtubule stabilization by administering ixabepilone.
- Method of treating cancer in a patient comprising intravenously administering to the patient ixabepilone diluted in a parenteral diluent.
- Method of treating cancer, iv admin, lyophylized ixabepilone diluted, every week or 3 weeks; lyophilized ixabepilone with solvent(dehydrated ethanol) diluted to concentration of 0.1mg/ml to 0.9mg/ml.
- Method of treating patient comprising mixing first and second vials of product comprising lyophilized ixabepilone to provide an epothilone analog solution, diluting solution with a suitable diluent to prepare intravenous formulation for pt.
- Use of ixabepilone in combination with capecitabine in treatment of metastasis breast cancer.
Home Remedies for Mixing
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Felter's Materia Medica on Mixing
Oil of Turpentine, Spirit of Turpentine, Turpentine Oil. A volatile oil distilled with water from the concrete oleoresin derived from... / ...h trituration. Preparation.Linimentum Terebinthinae, Turpentine Liniment. Prepared by melting and mixing together 350 parts of oil of turpentine and 650 parts of rosin cerate. Action and Therapy.E...2
The fruit of Rubus Idaeus, Linné (Nat. Ord. Rosaceae). Cultivated. Common Name: Raspberry. Principal Constituents.Malic and citric acids, laevulose,... / ...forms an agreeable acidulous drink for fever patients. A refreshing fever drink is also prepared by mixing equal parts of syrup of raspberry and vinegar and diluting with water to taste.2
Physician's Materia Medica on Mixing
A combination of vegetable alteratives with Potassium Iodide. Not inferior as an antisyphilitic to Bamboo Brier Compound. q. v. Fluid Bed Clover Compound. Each pint represents; Red Clover, 4 1/2 ozs.; Stillingia, Burdock root, Poke root, Berberis Aquifolium. Cascara Amarga, of each 2 1/4 oz.; Prickly Ash bark, 1/2 oz.; Potassium Iodide, 512 grs. (approx.). Used mostly in the form of the syrup, made by mixing one volume of the Fluid with three of Syrup . Dose, 1 to 2 c. c. (15 to 30 M). Syrup Re3
References
2) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
3) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.