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Short Term Effects

What are the short-term effects of binge drinking?

Each instance of binge drinking can cause these problems:

  • Hangover -- headache, intense thirst, nausea, vomiting, extreme sensitivity to light and noise, blurry vision, shakiness, and exhaustion
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Falling or running into things, causing injury or death
  • Inability to make good decisions
  • Unplanned and/or unsafe sexual activity
  • Increased risk of sexual assault
  • Getting into trouble with authorities
  • Damaging property
  • Behaving aggressively and getting into fights
  • Alcohol poisoning -- nausea and/or vomiting; can progress to unconsciousness, coma, or death
  • Respiratory arrest
  • Choking to death on vomit
  • Sudden death from stroke
  • Increased risk of drowning
  • Loss of reasoning ability, movement control, and reaction speed -- all of which make you deadly behind the wheel of a car
  • Ten hours after you "sober up" your reasoning ability, movement control, and reaction speed are still limited!!

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