Rumor :Mixing alcohol with Sprite can indeed prevent getting drunk.
/✗:This is a wrong statement
Mixing alcohol with Sprite does not prevent intoxication.
Sprite belongs to carbonated beverages, which are rich in carbon dioxide gas. This gas can quickly expand the stomach, increasing the surface area for alcohol absorption.
Moreover, carbon dioxide can also accelerate the speed of alcohol entering the small intestine and enhance its absorption there. Therefore, mixing alcohol with carbonated beverages can make people more susceptible to intoxication.
Can mixing alcohol with other non-carbonated beverages prevent intoxication?
If non-carbonated beverages are consumed, due to their diluting effect, the alcohol concentration is reduced, and the absorption rate of alcohol is slowed down. Additionally, the intake of a large amount of water can accelerate the excretion of alcohol, thus avoiding intoxication.
However, it should be noted that such low-alcohol mixed drinks can also make us unconsciously consume excessive amounts, leading to an accumulation of total alcohol intake and ultimately causing intoxication.
To prevent getting drunk, the best way is to eat something before drinking alcohol. When there is food in the stomach, the contact between alcohol and the gastric mucosa will be slowed down, reducing the penetration and absorption of alcohol.
Since these methods to prevent getting drunk are unreliable, can I take antidote for alcohol to sober up?
In fact, there is no real antidote for alcohol. No drug can replace or accelerate the production of alcohol dehydrogenase. In other words, drugs cannot substitute for the body’s “digestion” of alcohol, meaning there is no true antidote for alcohol.
The reason why antidotes for alcohol make you feel better is that they contain diuretic, analgesic, and stimulant ingredients, which can slightly relieve post-alcoholic headaches, nausea, vomiting, and acid reflux sensations, or have a sedative effect.
More often, they provide a psychological comfort.If you rely excessively on antidotes for alcohol, on the one hand, you may let your guard down and drink excessively; on the other hand, if you take excessive doses in pursuit of an antidotal effect, it will also increase the burden on the liver.
