Deadly cocktail

ALCOHOL depresses the nervous system so when mixed with other depressant drugs, it can shut the body down completely.

Deadly cocktail
Wed, 28 Dec, 2011 - 00:00
Dan Buckley

The potency of both drugs and alcohol is also increased when taken together.

That is a view shared by Dr Chris Luke, consultant in emergency medicine at Cork University Hospital.

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