I’ve seen people claim that getting drunk off of X causes them to party, while getting drunk off of Y causes them to sleep, and getting drunk off of Z causes them to be more depressed, but X causes them to be more happy, etc.
Is this actually true? If so,
– I presume it’s dependent on the person, so what physical or mental differences in a person make them more or less likely?
– What about the alcohols could affect this?
– How does what you mix it with take a role? (Like do Citrus mix-ins have a different effect than caffeine mix-ins, etc).
If it’s not true:
– Why do people claim that it’s true so fervently?
Edit: So the consensus seems to be “The difference comes from the atmosphere and emotions you have going in. The alcohol itself likely has little difference. However, some alcohol has more or less histamines, melatonin, or are often paired with things with more sugar or caffeine, or contain more or less fluids to hydrate, so these all may play roles”.
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All alcohol is mixed with at least *something* when drank.
Even “pure” alcohol has 4% water due to physical limitations.
The more diluted alcohol is, the slower it takes to reach peak drunkeness. Think of “flatten the curve” from the COVID days. Carbonation (I believe) has the opposite effect, as does caffeine. Caffeine additionally staves off sleepiness which leads you to think you’re less drunk than you are. Something like a Vodka Redbull or Jack & Coke are little speedballs (heroin and cocaine) in the drinking world.
I have severe substance use disorder. I can drink light beers and lagers with minimal (but still non-zero) risk of triggering a multi-day bender. If I drink pale ales that risk is higher. If I drink mixed hard liquor it is much higher – even without caffeine or carbonation. Presumably that’s because I drink it quicker that way as opposed to straight?
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