NDFW: Facts & Myths About Popular Drugs & Alcohol

Myth #1- Coffee sobers you up if you have been drinking:   False: This is an old one that has been perpetuated through movies and pop culture for a long time. Coffee, cold showers and “sweating it out” are all strategies that do not work.  The truth is that time is the only thing that sobers a person up.  The body needs time to break down and process the alcohol and no amount of cold showers can speed up the time it takes your liver to do that work.   Click here to learn more about the myths associated with drugs: Drug Facts