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The first time I had two pints of beer in my late teens I was horribly sick. Now I can drink two pints of beer without feeling any ill effects.What is the mechanism by which our bodies become tolerant to alcohol, or indeed other drugs, all of which have a smaller and smaller effect with regular use?After all, I am consuming exactly the same amount of poison which made me ill 30 years ago - why doesn't my body just do what it did back then?Rob Howe, Gomersal, West Yorkshire, UK(Image: KAPSA, stock.xchng)
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Modus Ponens says:
Consuming any type of drug causes certain chemical pathways to work in overdrive. If this becomes routine the body will respond by cutting back on its natural production in order to keep you running business as usual, at this point the body is able to again tolerate more intake, which leads to a further change in natural production etc. This is the primary mechanism of physical dependence, and is why prolonged use or sudden discontinuation of any drug can be very very dangerous.
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posted on 2009-06-17 00:57:22 | Report abuse


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Late teens?I grew up in West Yorkshire and got most of my bad hangovers over and done with by 15.Start earlier and don#39;t sopGordonH
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posted on 2009-06-23 02:07:00 | Report abuse


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Anonymous says:
quot;that#39;s why a students medicine cabinet should contain ibuprofen instead!quot;Please do some research before you spout off about this quot;wonder drugquot;. Ibuprofen will tear up your stomach intestines and has been linked to liver and kidney diseases when taken in large doses. My doctor prescribed 1000mg every 2 hours for a quot;muscle spasmquot;, a week later I was in the hospital with a bleeding ulcer.
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posted on 2009-06-25 06:31:31 | Report abuse


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