• Captain Poofter@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    They may not actually be referring to the state of drunkeness. alcohol is also an upper, and mixing two uppers is ill-advised

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      9 days ago

      alcohol is also an upper

      Uppers are stimulants. Alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol

      As a psychoactive depressant, it is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages, and the second most consumed drug globally behind caffeine.[13]

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        9 days ago

        you’re actually only partially correct. alcohol is a stimulant when your BAC is increasing (like it does when you’re actively drinking). it only becomes a depressant when your BAC is decreasing. pretty interesting and strange, and definitely something you don’t wanna mix with medical stimulants!