title: Drug-alcohol interactions.
abstract: Drug-alcohol interactions can be potentially life-threatening. These fall into three broad categories: the disulfiram reaction, which can lead to vasodilation, flushing, headache and tachycardia; central nervous system depression, which can lead to excessive sedation and respiratory depression, and a miscellaneous category of drug-alcohol interactions.
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004221:Disulfiram / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005943:Gluconeogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012907:Smoking; D014026:Nicotiana; D014665:Vasodilator Agents
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000431:Ethanol; D010672:Phenytoin; D004221:Disulfiram