How does an intoxicated person’s mind suddenly become sober when something very serious happens?
In: Biology
It doesn’t.
Adrenaline makes you *feel* awake and alert. This gives the illusion that you have “sobered up” because your body is using these things as a gauge of drunkenness.
However, the effects of alcohol are still fully present.
This is actually one of the dangers of mixing stimulants and alcohol – rather than directly counteracting each other, they actually both affect you simultaneously. So you end up both stimulated and drunk, which is not a good combination.
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