Etanols

Ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydroxide, drinking alcohol or simply alcohol) is a depressant substance of the alcohol class. It is the primary psychoactive component of alcoholic drinks, liquors and spirits; making it the second-most widely used recreational substance globally (after caffeine). The alcoholic beverage known as beer is the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water and tea. Ethanol principally acts by binding to GABA receptors in parts of the brain, but is also known to exhibit “promiscuous” pharmacological activity due to its activation of and/or interaction with various neurotransmitters and receptor sites.

Also known as: Alkohols, Beer, Wine, Etoh, Booze, Hooch

Classification

Psychoactive: Depressant
Tag: Alcohol
Tag: Common
Tag: GABAergic
Tag: Habit-Forming
Tag: Precursor
Tag: Sedative

Effects

Nausea
Pain Relief
Sedation
Frequent Urination
Temporary Erectile Dysfunction
Headache
Ego Inflation
Information Processing Suppression
Thought Deceleration
Empathy Love And Sociability Enhancement
Amnesia
Euphoria
Disinhibition
Dehydration
Tactile Suppression
Auditory Suppression
Double Vision
Acuity Suppression

Routes of Administration

Oral

Dosage

Heavy: 5-6 units
Light: 1 – 2 units
Common: 2 – 4 units
Strong: 5 – 6 units
Threshold: 1 units

Duration

Onset: 0-0.1 h
Comeup: 0.25-0.75 h
Peak: 0.5-1.5 h
Offset: 0.75-2 h
After Effects: 6-48 h

Harm Reduction

Check interactions before mixing substances, pay attention to dose spacing and hydration, and treat all dosage guidance as approximate rather than guaranteed safe.

Sources

Substance data is aggregated from the following public harm-reduction and reference sources.

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