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310 - Alcohol: Cement Mixing and Cold Confusion

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Cold Showers Sober you up
http://www.wikihow.com/Sober-Up-Fast
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049052/
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0161749
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049052/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_metabolism#Factors_that_affect_drug_metabolism
https://www.fastcompany.com/3043767/the-scientific-case-for-cold-showers
http://www.thebroscientist.com/bullshit-cold-showers-youve-told-far/

Coffee Sobers you up
http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bne-123-6-1271.pdf
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20091210/drunk-coffee-wont-get-you-sober#1
http://www.menshealth.com/health/does-coffee-sober-you-up
https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/06/eight-stubborn-alcohol-myths-debunked-by-science/

Beer Marinades Prevent Cancer
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf404966w
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf404966w
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf801837s
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf4035332
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/meat-beer-marinade/
http://www.livescience.com/54901-free-radicals.html

Liquor Raises Body Temperature
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6974036
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/01/health/01real.html

Hot Sake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake#History
http://www.foodrepublic.com/2015/07/15/the-rise-of-domestic-sake-in-america-where-freshness-is-king/

Cement Mixer Induces Vomiting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cement_Mixer_(drink)
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Cement-Mixer-Shot
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/restaurants/the-10-birthday-shots-guaranteed-to-make-you-vomit-6506404

 

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Weed overdose
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.additional-resource.php?resourceID=191
https://weedpress.wordpress.com/science/studies/ld50-of-cannabis/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-denver-deaths-tied-to-recreational-marijuana-use/

Not your grandpa’s weed
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.additional-resource.php?resourceID=191
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/03/23/pot-evolution-how-the-makeup-of-marijuana-has-changed-over-time/#36a916635579

Ecstasy holes in brain
http://www.drugscience.org.uk/drugs-info/mdma/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006899388904519
http://thedea.org/technicalFAQ.html
Oprah Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_-CI1Py-Gg
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22664303 - Seratonin and spinal fluid

LSD flashbacks and psychosis
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0063972
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/fyi-can-acid-trip-really-give-you-flashbacks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P11OyNylbI NSFW AS FUUUUUUUUU

Toad licking
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive_toad
http://www.vice.com/video/the-toad-prophet-464

Jenkem
2 TV stations in Jacksonville, Florida did a piece on Jenkem, referring to it as “Butt Hash”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UsNbsjpuLc (Butt hash)
2009, Bettendorf, Iowa amended city ordinance
http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_d3d96d82-9b5a-11de-81bb-001cc4c002e0.html
Zambia-Narcotics: 'Huffing and Puffing' to a new High". Inter Press Service. August 26, 1995.