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Drugs That Make You Sick When You Drink Alcohol

Published Jul,08 2011 | By John Riefler

A number of drugs can make you sick when you drink alcohol. Some are due to adverse drug reactions or a deliberate pharmacologic effect of a drug that produces high concentrations of a noxious chemical, acetaldehyde, to help alcoholics stop drinking.

Based in New Jersey, John Riefler has been writing since 1987. His articles have appeared in "MD Magazine," "Emergency Medicine" and "Hospital Practice." Riefler holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from Bucknell University, a Master of Science in microbiology from the Medical University of South Carolina and a medical doctorate from St. George's University School of Medicine.