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Can someone have respiratory depression after drinking alcohol?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes, they can: Yes, if they drink enough, respiration can be depressed. With high enough alcohol level, the person can become comatose and die.

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Answered 9/11/2019

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