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    Alcohol

    Aliases: Beer, Wine, Etoh, Booze, Hooch, ethanol

    Depressant

    Summary PsychonautWiki

    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.

    Dose Information TripSit PsychonautWiki

    ROA Light Common Strong Heavy
    Oral 10-20g 20-30g 30-40g 40g+
    Light Common Strong Heavy

    Onset, Duration & After-effects TripSit PsychonautWiki

    ROA Onset Comeup Peak Offset After Effects Total
    Oral 0-6 min 12-48 min 30-90 min 0.8-2 hrs 6-48 hrs 1.5-4.4 hrs

    Tolerance

    Build-up develops gradually over weeks to months of regular drinking
    Reset weeks to months depending on duration of use; full metabolic reset may take longer

    Tolerance Decay

    Full tolerance 3d Half tolerance 37d Baseline ~60d

    Cross-Tolerances

    Other
    GHB
    30%
    GBL
    30%
    Gabapentinoids
    Phenibut
    30%

    Effects Erowid Bluelight

    Aggregated from 1,136 Erowid and 38 Bluelight experience reports

    Positive Effects 46

    Anxiety Suppression 41.1% 84%
    Euphoria 32.1% 88%
    Stimulation 29.3% 81%
    Music Enhancement 27.0% 85%
    Sedation 24.3% 80%
    Empathy 22.8% 75%
    Sociability Enhancement 21.1% 86%
    Color Enhancement 20.2% 65%
    Tactile Enhancement 19.5% 70%
    Focus Enhancement 16.5% 79%
    Awe 10.5% 82%
    Contentment 10.5% 76%
    Body High 10.3% 85%
    Introspection 9.4% 82%
    Morphing 7.9% 87%
    Entity Imagery 7.9% 83%
    Libido Enhancement 7.9% 82%
    Geometric Imagery 5.3% 85%
    Oneness 5.3% 88%
    Cosmic Significance 5.3% 82%

    Adverse Effects 65

    Vomiting 28.9% 90%
    Visual Distortions 28.7% 79%
    Confusion 27.8% 84%
    Nausea 27.7% 87%
    Body Load 26.3% 80%
    Thought Disorganization 23.7% 77%
    Amnesia 21.1% 88%
    Memory Suppression 19.3% 78%
    Depersonalization 18.4% 81%
    Auditory Effects 16.5% 90%
    Dizziness 15.8% 82%
    Fear 13.2% 91%
    Tremor 13.2% 84%
    Dissociation 11.6% 88%
    Motor Impairment 11.3% 81%
    Thought Loops 10.5% 80%
    Paranoia 10.5% 82%
    Disinhibition 10.5% 81%
    Headache 8.5% 80%
    Dysphoria 7.9% 87%

    Combinations TripSit

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