{"id":8,"date":"2012-08-31T16:46:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T16:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2018-04-18T15:52:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T15:52:24","slug":"myths","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/myths\/","title":{"rendered":"Dispel the myths \u2013 know the reality!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Myth: \u00a0Eating will sober me up.<\/strong>
\nReality: \u00a0Food will slow down the absorption of alcohol but it won\u2019t help you sober up. No amount of coffee, walking, cold showers, or food will help. The liver can only process about one standard drink per hour, so time is the only thing that works.<\/p>\n

Myth: \u00a0\u201cBeer before liquor, never been sicker \u2014liquor before beer, you’re in the clear.\u201d<\/strong>
\nReality: \u00a0This is an old urban legend used to explain why people get sick when they drink\u2014but it’s just not true. Your blood alcohol content is what determines how drunk you are. It doesn’t matter what type of alcohol you choose to consume\u2014too much can make you sick.<\/p>\n

Myth: I can sleep off alcohol, and I\u2019m okay to drive the next morning.<\/strong>
\nReality: \u00a0Ever had that \u201cstill drunk\u201d feeling in the morning? It\u2019s likely because you were! Alcohol impairs your balance and coordination, which can last into the next day. It takes about one hour for your body to rid itself of each standard drink. If enough time hasn\u2019t passed, you\u2019re not okay to drive.<\/p>\n

Myth: \u00a0Alcohol gives me energy.<\/strong>
\nReality: \u00a0No, alcohol actually slows you down. Your motor skills will be affected which control the way you think, move, and react. It’s a depressant and can make you sleepy rather than alert.<\/p>\n

Myth: \u00a0Everyone who gets drunk acts the same.<\/strong>
\nReality: \u00a0Nope. There are lots of factors that affect the body\u2019s reactions to alcohol, including weight, age, gender, body chemistry, genetics, amount of food and alcohol consumed \u2014 the list can go on. The way one person reacts can be vastly different from how another person reacts. You can\u2019t predict how alcohol will affect you.<\/p>\n

Myth: \u00a0People who can \u201chold their liquor\u201d are to be envied.<\/strong>
\nReality: \u00a0People who can drink heavily without becoming intoxicated have probably developed a tolerance for alcohol, which can indicate the onset of dependency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myth: \u00a0Eating will sober me up. Reality: \u00a0Food will slow down the absorption of alcohol but it won\u2019t help you sober up. No amount of coffee, walking, cold showers, or food will help. The liver can only process about one … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/alcoholsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}