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Created page with "Ethanol (hereafter alcohol) is the most commonly used recreational drug in humans. Overdose can cause death due to respiratory and circulation depression. Ethanol itself is responsible for the “positive” CNS effects of alcohol, like euphoria and decreased inhibition. The “negative” effects like headache and nausea are rather caused by ethanol’s metabolite acetaldehyde. == Pharmacodynamics of alcohol == Alcohol acts on the CNS both as a stimulant and as a depre..."