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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Alcohol is alcohol is alcohol. It’s all psychological in a person’s brain or their mood and the people and environment they’re in. So just nod and don’t bother arguing let them remain ignorant.
Partly it’s cultural associations or assumptions that aren’t really related to the substance. So the “tequila makes you go crazy” thing is probably more related to the fact that tequila usually either comes in a fruity drink where you can’t taste it and so drink more, or because the only time you do tequila shots is when you want to get drunk and rowdy so it’s a self fulfilling prophecy.
Partly it’s the way you consume it. If you only drink a certain type of liquor as shots then it’ll have a different impact than it you get it as a single and slowly sip it. I know for me personally is sip red wine and drink it slowly, while white wine I tend to drink like it was water.
And partly it may actually be the substance itself. Alcohol is alcohol regardless, but anywhere from 50-95% of the beverage you’re drinking is NOT alcohol. I’m not aware of any data on the impact of the non-alcohol part of the drink (outside of like allergies) but I’m certainly open to the idea of that having an impact.
As a poly addict, ethanol is the drug and it’s the only part that matters. Tequila, vodka, whiskey etc, it all tastes different but it has the same effect.
Now if you’re fermenting other things like sassafras or mugwort or Hawaiin baby woodrose then you get some other chemicals involved but as far as liquor store spirits are concerned it’s all the same, people just need an excuse to do what they’re gonna do.
I expect to become a billionaire when I drink Miller High Life. Yet here I am, destroying a Wendy’s restroom
I’d be interested to see what examples people have heard of?
I have heard Stella Artois to make people violent hence it’s nickname wife beater.
I have heard hangovers from red wine are worse than white
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?
No. Alcohol is alcohol.
It’s a mix of 1. People expecting it (tequila made me clothes fall off last time so that’ll happen everytime). And 2. Where your likely drinking it (tequila is more common on a night partying where wine or beer I’d usually a chill at home thing, it might be different per individual but this is the idea atleast).
3. Mixers and other ingredients do have an effect (like blaming vodka for giving you energy when you drink vodka redbulls).
People claim it cause it’s just not something people take the time to think about it
I rarely drink. But I’ve noticed being around some people helped me loosen easily, but with some i cant get high at all regardless what i have. i was even spiked once with an edible and i was not high. when i m home, i get a moderate sleepy level. all on the same kind of alcohol.
But I used to notice with an ex when he drank beer, he was silly. with whiskey, he was depressed, and with weed, he was lovey dovey. was weird. on top he also had mental health issues, so i m not sure if that also played a part.
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