When a person is really drunk, they get told to drink water. What does the water do?

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The most obvious one is time spent drinking water is time not spent taking another shot. However, main purpose is to prevent alcohol induced dehydration which is one of the major factors for hangovers and headaches. That’s why we tell people to drink water when they’re already heavily drunk. Like others have mentioned, it does slow down absorption into the bloodstream somewhat due to dilution but in the end fluid is still fluid and will be absorbed fairly rapidly either way. Consuming actual solid food will be way more effective at that if you’re planning on using it as a preventative tactic to stay sober a bit longer.

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