Is inhaling alcohol healthier?

[nboy22]

I'm sure most of you have heard of those new inhaling systems for alcohol. If I remember correctly it said the alcohol gets absorbed by your lungs straight into your blood or something like that. Is that safer or pose just as much as a threat for cancers and or problems as regular drinking?

Here's a little article for the people who haven't heard of it: Text

 

[acemcmac]

WTF?

 

[imported_LoKe]

If this is true...then...no liver damage.

 

[Mrvile]

I saw the newsreporter lady "try" one of those while she was doing a report on it and it was quite funny. Is it even legal to do that on the job?

 

[Ronstang]

No, it just elevates it to the level of illicit drugs because with inhalation the only intent is to become intoxicated.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: LoKe
If this is true...then...no liver damage.

if it's in your blood it's still going through the liver

 

[Sphexi]

More healthy for your liver, less for the rest of your body. The amount of alcohol that gets absorbed is greater, and you get "drunk" much faster. Way more dangerous than drinking it.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Actually I think it absorbs primarily through the mucus membranes in the nose, more or less entering your blood stream immediatly. It'll fvck you up faster, that's for sure... but I don't know what impact it would have on other risks like cancer.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: LoKe
If this is true...then...no liver damage.

Your wrong. Regardless of method of absorption, the liver will process the alcohol.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
More healthy for your liver, less for the rest of your body. The amount of alcohol that gets absorbed is greater, and you get "drunk" much faster. Way more dangerous than drinking it.

If anything, it's more dangerous for your liver simply for the fact you will probably inhale a lot more alcohol than you would normally drink. As I said, and someone else said, your liver is processing the alcohol regardless.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Originally posted by: LoKe
If this is true...then...no liver damage.

if it's in your blood it's still going through the liver

What he said.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: PowerMacG5

Originally posted by: LoKe
If this is true...then...no liver damage.

Your wrong. Regardless of method of absorption, the liver will process the alcohol.

Thank God I'm not a doctor.

 

[nboy22]

It says in the article that there's no hangover, what causes no hangovers?

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: nboy22
It says in the article that there's no hangover, what causes no hangovers?

Less pissing and less toxins probably.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: PowerMacG5

Originally posted by: Sphexi
More healthy for your liver, less for the rest of your body. The amount of alcohol that gets absorbed is greater, and you get "drunk" much faster. Way more dangerous than drinking it.

If anything, it's more dangerous for your liver simply for the fact you will probably inhale a lot more alcohol than you would normally drink. As I said, and someone else said, your liver is processing the alcohol regardless.

Less alcohol gets absorbed overall, it's just a lot faster. Problem with drinking is it takes time to kick in fully, so people keep going, and after they stop they're still getting more and more drunk. Inhaling it kicks in almost immediately, so they'll stop a lot sooner, and absorb less alcohol overall, it's just that the method of it can be kind of dangerous. It still effects your liver, just not as much.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: PowerMacG5

Originally posted by: Sphexi
More healthy for your liver, less for the rest of your body. The amount of alcohol that gets absorbed is greater, and you get "drunk" much faster. Way more dangerous than drinking it.

If anything, it's more dangerous for your liver simply for the fact you will probably inhale a lot more alcohol than you would normally drink. As I said, and someone else said, your liver is processing the alcohol regardless.

Less alcohol gets absorbed overall, it's just a lot faster. Problem with drinking is it takes time to kick in fully, so people keep going, and after they stop they're still getting more and more drunk. Inhaling it kicks in almost immediately, so they'll stop a lot sooner, and absorb less alcohol overall, it's just that the method of it can be kind of dangerous. It still effects your liver, just not as much.

So then potentially people won't get as drunk because they might actually know when to stop.

 

[imported_LoKe]

More room for water and other non-alcoholic beverages, too. I mean, who'd drink alcohol while inhaling...alcohol.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: LoKe
More room for water and other non-alcoholic beverages, too. I mean, who'd drink alcohol while inhaling...alcohol.

Someone who enjoys the taste of beer? or other alcoholic beverages.

 

[Gunslinger08]

This is perfect for the idiots who only drink to get drunk.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Originally posted by: nboy22
It says in the article that there's no hangover, what causes no hangovers?

Less pissing and less toxins probably.

Good question. Hangovers are more or less attributed to cellular dehydration and reduced electrolyte levels due in part to urination (Alcohol is a diuretic). I don't really see why hangovers wouldn't occur since Alcohol is absorbed through the entire GI tract (ie as soon as it hits your lips). It doesn't make sense to me that the effect would be limited to alcohol in the stomach/intestines.

 

[cyclohexane]

this is no different from drinking alcohol...except maybe no danger from broken glass bottles

 

[WelshBloke]

Originally posted by: cyclohexane
this is no different from drinking alcohol...except maybe no danger from broken glass bottles

Apart from not getting the pleasure of actually drinking.

Oh and possibly buggering up your lungs

 

[Eli]

lol

I don't think drinking causes cancer. Maybe liver cancer or something.

I would personally consider your lungs to be more sensitive than your upper digestive tract as far as cancers go.

At any rate, your liver comes into play after the alcohol is in your bloodstream anyway. It's like, "OMG! CH3CH2OH! Quick! We need some alcohol dehydrogenase!

Oh sh!t, we just oxidized the alcohol into acetaldehyde, which is even worse! The acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, stat!

Whew, acetic acid is much easier to deal with.. it doesen't destroy my precious hepatocytes."

So it doesen't matter as far as bodily effects. Getting trashed is getting trashed either way.

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Eli
lol

I don't think drinking causes cancer. Maybe liver cancer or something.

I would personally consider your lungs to be more sensitive than your upper digestive tract as far as cancers go.

At any rate, your liver comes into play after the alcohol is in your bloodstream anyway. It's like, "OMG! CH3CH2OH! Quick! We need some alcohol dehydrogenase!

Oh sh!t, we just oxidized the alcohol into acetaldehyde, which is even worse! The acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, stat!

Whew, acetic acid is much easier to deal with.. it doesen't destroy my precious hepatocytes."

So it doesen't matter as far as bodily effects. Getting trashed is getting trashed either way.

lol - I like the little dialogue you wrote.

 

[TySnyder]

Where do I sign up?

I want to buy one of those machines :thumbsup: