Coffee Myth: Can Coffee Sober You Up?

There was a group of mice studied at Dartmouth College that were given a combination of alcohol and caffeine and required to do a maze. The comparison group of mice were only administered saline for the test.

The drunk mice who had the caffeine showed more movement with less anxiety, but their learning skills were greatly affected. This generally meant that the alcohol in the mice negated the ability of the caffeine to cause anxiety, but it did not stop the negative effects of alcohol on their learning process.

The bottom line is that coffee will wake you up if you are drunk, but it will not decrease your drunkenness. It can actually be a dangerous combination because it will cause you to feel less effects of the alcohol so that you potentially feel more competent and less drunk, when you really are not.

Stick to your morning coffee to drink to your health!

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