Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 39 Perhaps a few real life examples would be helpful to understand this synergistic effect. Assume that a drink is: 1 bottle of regular alcohol content beer; or 5 ounces table wine; or 3 ounces fortified wine (port or sherry); or 1-1/2 ounce hard liquor (rye, rum, vodka etc.). Combined with: anti-depressants gravol antihistamines valium We find that there is a predictable synergistic effect related to the level of impairment caused by a certain number of drinks when combined in this manner. It must be noted that the dosage of the drug will have a serious effect on the “equivalence to number of drinks” estimates. Hydroponically grown marijuana, for example, is much stronger than the light dosage drug used in compiling the figures for this chart. In all cases, the Intoxilyzer reading would indicate just the blood alcohol level caused by two drinks, but the actual impairment of central nervous system function would be equivalent to a much higher blood alcohol level. Understanding the synergistic effect of alcohol combined with other drugs could be a lifesaver. www.gov.sk.ca DRINKING, DRUGS & DRIVING CONTINUED #DriveSober Saskatchewan
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