Pharmacology: Alcohol and Aspirin a Bad Mix
There are few things aspirin can't do. In addition to fighting headaches, arthritis and sundry other aches and pains, the so-called wonder drug has been demonstrated as effective in preventing heart attacks and some kinds of strokes. But, contrary to what many think, one thing that should not be done with aspirin is to mix it with alcohol.
In a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in the Bronx found that taking aspirin one hour before drinking significantly increases the concentration of alcohol in the blood.
Previously, studies in both rats and humans had failed to show any effect of aspirin on blood alcohol concentrations. …
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