I’m sure it worked the first few times. In a situation like that you’ll be under constant stress, that’s not at all comparable with suddenly finding yourself in an emergency.
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Eheran@lemmy.world 8 months agoLike the drunken Russian soldiers we get to see dieing? In other words: I doubt it. Is there actual proof for this happening? If so, how would the effect of alcohol be countered?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 months ago
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Adrenaline is a drug and in my experience when it kicks in, the impairment from other drugs abates pretty quick.
rockerface@lemm.ee 8 months ago
If you think about it, it’s pretty wild that we literally grew a drug dispenser to carry around at all time, just in case
Eheran@lemmy.world 8 months ago
So is there a source for this?
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 8 months ago
There’s tons of study on both alcohol and adrenaline’s effects on the body. As far as a study about sobering up because of adrenaline, a quick search didn’t yield any. Probably because of ethics concerns I’d imagine. But judging by the votes, a number of people have experienced this first hand.
Eheran@lemmy.world 8 months ago
A few votes are clearly all we need. To me, it looks exactly the opposite: that this is at best a urban legend.