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Sorry, Coffee Won’t Sober You Up
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009People who drink may want to know that coffee won’t sober them up, according to new laboratory research. Instead, a cup of coffee may make it harder for people to realize they’re drunk.
Read the full Physorg.com article, “Caffeine doesn’t reverse the negative cognitive impact of alcohol, study shows.” Posted 12/7/09.
According to this study, the caffeine in coffee may make you more alert, but it also may give you a false sense of sobriety. When you haven’t had that caffeine, you are more likely to realize how tired or drunk you are. So, don’t count on coffee to negate all those beers you had.
