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Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicine

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http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Medicine/medicine.htm  

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health

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You’ve probably seen this warning on medicines you’ve taken. The danger is real. Mixing alcohol with certain medications can cause nausea and vomiting, fainting, loss of coordination, and other physical, and potentially life-threatening, problems.

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