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Also known as sedatives, depressants are substances that can slow your brain activity and therefore the signals between your brain and your body. Alcohol can make you feel energetic at first like a stimulant, but overall its effects are that of a depressant.

[Alcohol is actually a depressant.](http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/drug-facts/alcohol)

Alcohol is a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ?

Shots usually get people drunkest because it's easier to drink them quickly and they have a higher concentration of alcohol. But you can get just as drunk if you're chugging beers.

It’s not necessarily the amount of alcohol you drink [but how fast you drink it that matters](https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosenberg/to-all-the-nights-well-never-remember?utm_term=.nymkX8GW9#.ye04WyBYd).

Which alcohol will make you the drunkest?

The legal limit for driving under the influence of alcohol is [0.08 BAC](https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics).

At what blood alcohol content (BAC) level are you considered impaired?

For example, if you remember walking into the bar, and then remember being at Denny’s, but then the next memory you have is brushing your teeth, then you had a fragmentary blackout.

A [fragmentary blackout](https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosenberg/to-all-the-nights-well-never-remember?utm_term=.nymkX8GW9#.ye04WyBYd) — a brownout — is when you have fuzzy memories and missing periods of time from when you were drinking.

What is a fragmentary blackout?

So if you started drinking at a friend’s house and then woke up the next day in your bed with no recollection of how you got there, then you had an en bloc blackout.

An [en bloc blackout](https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosenberg/to-all-the-nights-well-never-remember?utm_term=.nymkX8GW9#.ye04WyBYd) is when you have no absolutely no memories for a chunk of time after drinking.

What is an en bloc blackout?

Stimulants like cocaine may keep you awake longer so you can drink more. But any medication with a sedative effect — Xanax, Ambien, or opioids like oxycodone — can make it easier for you to black out, and possibly even die.

[Xanax](https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosenberg/to-all-the-nights-well-never-remember?utm_term=.nymkX8GW9#.ye04WyBYd) will probably make you feel drunker or black out more easily if you take it while drinking alcohol.

Which drug will probably make you feel drunker or black out more quickly?

It only takes a couple of drinks — depending on genetics and tolerance — for alcohol to enter your bloodstream and make its way to your brain, directly interfering with the areas that tell your body what to do.

When you drink, alcohol affects [almost every single part of your brain](https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosenberg/to-all-the-nights-well-never-remember?utm_term=.nymkX8GW9#.ye04WyBYd).

Alcohol affects which part of your brain?

When you’re at a BAC of 0.08 to 0.1, alcohol starts to affect the hippocampus, which is the area of the brain that’s in charge of consolidating information from your sensory organs, your body, your thoughts, and your feelings to create memories.

Blackouts happen when the [hippocampus](https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosenberg/to-all-the-nights-well-never-remember?utm_term=.nymkX8GW9#.ye04WyBYd) is affected by alcohol.

Which part of the brain is associated with blacking out?

The only thing you can do to sober up is wait for your body to digest all of the alcohol. Showering, drinking coffee, exercising, or sleeping isn't going to speed up the process.

[The only thing that will sober you up is time.](https://www.buzzfeed.com/fionarutherford/things-to-know-about-alcohol-before-freshers-week?utm_term=.dyvv8KMW1#.jsLv5q2eg)

What should you do if you want to sober up quickly?

A [5% alcohol beer](https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink) is considered the norm, so keep in mind that your 8% IPA is technically considered more than one standard drink.

What is considered a normal alcohol concentration for regular beer?

[According to the NIAAA](https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink), a standard-size glass of wine is 5 oz and a standard-sized shot of liquor is 1.5 oz.

A 12 oz beer is a [standard-size](https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink) drink, as long as it's around 5% alcohol.

What is considered one drink according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)?

A regular table wine usually has around [12% alcohol](https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink).

What is considered a normal alcohol concentration for wine?

Distilled liquor usually has around [40% alcohol](https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink).

What is considered a normal alcohol concentration for distilled spirits?

Aaron White, PhD, senior scientific adviser to the director of the NIAAA, says that taking [acetaminophens](http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm165107.htm) — like Tylenol — while you're drinking or even a day after you've been drinking could really damage your liver. Don't do it.

You shouldn't take acetaminophens while drinking.

Which of these could damage your liver if you consume it while drinking?

Obviously booze trivia isn't the deciding factor in whether or not you can (or should) drink. But if you are going to consume adult beverages, it's good to know how they will affect your brain and body.

Yikes, you need to review a little before you pick up an alcoholic beverage.

So we know booze trivia isn't the deciding factor in whether or not you should drink. But if you are going to partake in adult beverage consumption, it's good to know how it will affect your brain and body.

Okay, okay. You know some stuff.

Okay, booze trivia obviously isn't the deciding factor in whether or not you should imbibe. But drinking can be dangerous and it's GREAT that you understand how adult beverages can affect your brain and body. Kudos to you.

All right, you can drink alcohol. Cheers!

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