Car permit · Alcohol and drugs
What can happen if you drink alcohol while you are taking a medicine, whether prescribed or bought without a prescription?
Correct answer: Mixing the two could multiply the alcohol's effects.
Answer options
- ADrinking makes the medicine work better against a cold
- BMixing the two could multiply the alcohol's effects Correct
- CThe medication weakens the effects of the alcohol
Why
Many prescription and over-the-counter medicines cause drowsiness or slow reactions, and alcohol stacks on top of those effects. As a result, a single drink combined with a cold remedy can hit you as hard as several drinks taken without medication.
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