Drug Interactions
Ethanol can intensify the sedation caused by other central nervous system depressant drugs such as barbiturates, benzodiazepines, opioids, phenothiazines, and anti-depressants. It interacts with cocaine in vitro to produce cocaethylene, another psychoactive substance.
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