Do you actually know how drunk you are?

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-01-25 05:00

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Aussie researchers have found that if you've only had one or two drinks you are probably reasonably accurate at guessing if you'd be over the limit, but once your blood alcohol levels get to around 2-3 times the legal drinking limit, you and your mates probably both underestimate how drunk you really are. The study also found people were more likely to underestimate the intoxication of older people.

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conference: Drug and Alcohol Review

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Organisation/s: The University of Sydney, La Trobe University, University of Otago

Funder: PH has received funding from the Lambert Cannabis Initiative at the University of Sydney to undertake clinical trials of cannabinoid treatment for alcohol withdrawal syndrome. PH has served on industry advisory boards for Indivior, AbbVie and Gilead and has been an investigator on clinical trials supported by Camurus. He has also served on an International Advisory Board for Lundbeck in relation to nalmefene. All other authors have nothing to declare. The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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