Overdose

Drinking significantly more than the body can metabolize and eliminate often results in alcohol poisoning, which in some instances is fatal. Binge drinking (consuming more than the recommended guidelines at one sitting) can also lead to alcohol poisoning.

Nausea and vomiting are two of the first alcohol poisoning symptoms a person with an alcohol overdose will experience.

The following are other signs of alcohol poisoning:

• Slow, shallow, or irregular breathing
• Confusion
• Difficulty awakening the person
• No withdrawal from painful stimuli (for instance from pinching)
• Unconsciousness (passing out)
• Blue-tinged skin or pale skin
• Absent reflexes
• Seizures

IF ALCOHOL POISONING IS SUSPECTED DIAL 111 IMMEDIATELY