1. How does alcohol affect the human body?

Alcohol is a mixed solution of water and ethanol. Depending on the ingredients for brewing, different types of wine will have different flavors and colors.

When taken into the body, alcohol will be completely absorbed by the blood, of which 80% is in the small intestine and the remaining 20% ​​is in the stomach. The rate of absorption of alcohol also depends on the physical condition of each person (the time to drink alcohol is when you are full or when you are hungry, if you are hungry, the alcohol will absorb very quickly).

Alcohol will then disperse according to the tissues in other organs, for example, alcohol can be found in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, so it is possible to determine the concentration of alcohol in breath, blood and water. pee,…

Drinking too much alcohol will make you lose consciousness and experience many other unpleasant symptoms

The liver is the organ responsible for the elimination of alcohol, some of the remaining alcohol will be excreted in the urine and sweat. When absorbed into the body, alcohol has the ability to affect the central nervous system and liver, specifically:

• For the liver: the liver, with the support of the enzyme NAD, will participate in the detoxification process of alcohol and eliminate toxins in alcohol from the body. However, if you drink too much alcohol, the body will not be able to release enough NAD enzyme to perform this task, causing alcohol to accumulate and harm the body, directly affecting liver function. If alcohol abuse for a long time can lead to liver diseases such as cirrhosis , hepatitis or liver cancer ;

• For the central nervous system: alcohol has the ability to inhibit the cerebellum, cerebral cortex, spinal cord and medullary center. That’s why if you drink alcohol in large quantities, you will experience dizziness, dizziness, reduced judgment and uncontrollable emotions and behaviors;

2. Anti-drunk drug – should be used or not?

2.1. What anti-drunk drugs are there?

Anti-drunk drugs or anti-alcohol drugs are made into many types, most of which are ME-21, RU-21 preparations. Pamin, tylenol, mewol-21, paracetamol, decolgen aspirin, … with the effect of reducing headache after drinking alcohol.

There are many people after drinking too much alcohol will find an antidote to improve the unpleasant symptoms caused by alcohol. In fact, they are not really drugs but are functional foods that help convert the chemicals in alcohol into non-toxic ones, but are not able to protect or repair organs damaged by alcohol.

When absorbed by the body, alcohol will be distributed to cell tissues, where it is gradually converted into acetaldehyde – a substance that causes symptoms of intoxication and alcohol poisoning. Anti-alcohol drugs have the function of limiting the formation of acetaldehyde and helping to filter and eliminate it from the body.

However, for those who drink too much alcohol, it is very difficult for anti-drunk drugs to solve all the chemicals that have been absorbed into the body, so the drinker can still get drunk, even alcohol poisoning.

There are many people after drinking too much alcohol will find an antidote to improve the unpleasant symptoms caused by alcohol

2.2. Side effects of anti-drunk drugs

In addition to the benefits of anti-drunk drugs, these drugs also have many potential adverse effects on the user’s health:

• Among the above-mentioned anti-drunk drugs, paracetamol and aspirin are two drugs capable of causing liver damage. If used in combination with alcohol, it can cause gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric mucosal irritation;

• When the concentration of paracetamol accumulates in the blood too high, the liver cannot fully detoxify, which will cause stagnation of toxins and cause liver necrosis, cirrhosis and most seriously, liver cancer;

• When drinking alcohol in low doses, users can use anti-drunkenness drugs to reduce symptoms of fever and headache, but if used in excess and often, it will lead to serious side effects such as increased liver enzymes, depression inhibiting substances that protect the liver, stimulating the activity of triglycerides and fatty acids in the liver, causing fatty liver, destroying liver cells, even intestinal ulcers.

In general, the abuse of any drug, including anti-drunk drugs, carries the risk of adverse effects on the liver and central nervous system. Therefore, instead of using drugs, you should apply tips to solve alcohol from folklore that will be safe, effective, and cause less dangerous side effects.

3. Criteria for selection of anti-drunk drugs

Currently, there are many products with anti-drunk effects on the market, including many drugs of unknown origin in circulation. Therefore, you need to be very careful and should pay attention to the following criteria when choosing an antidote:

• Products with clear origin: this is a prerequisite and important factor in deciding the use of the product. Medicines must be manufactured and distributed by reputable brands, especially those licensed for circulation by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam;

• Pay attention to the use of the drug: not only helps to reduce unpleasant symptoms caused by alcohol, but the drugs need to have the function of supporting liver detoxification, lowering liver enzymes, improving liver function;

• Healthy ingredients, extracted from natural herbs.

Please choose anti-drunk drugs with clear origin, clear origin and understand their uses

4. How to cure alcohol effectively and safely

Anti-drunk drugs usually only work temporarily and the risk of side effects is high, so the following methods should be applied:

• Know your limits, drink alcohol in moderation, don’t drink often, continuously;

• After being drunk, you should lie down to sleep and rest;

• Use water such as tapioca flour , lemon juice to detox because these types of water have the effect of cooling, relaxing muscles, and detoxifying effectively;

• Besides lemon juice and tapioca flour, you can also use the juice of dong leaves or squeeze the juice from the cassava roots to add a little salt.

Thus, it can be said that alcohol is a drink that is harmful to health, so this drink should not be abused. Although there are many methods to cure alcohol such as using drugs or folk remedies, drugs also have many potential risks to health and these methods only help improve symptoms, not eliminate toxins caused by alcohol. cause. So stay away or minimize your alcohol use!