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What would the effects of alcohol followed by caffeine be on a Daphnia?

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What would the effects of alcohol followed by caffeine be on a Daphnia?

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Also, can these effects be related to the effects of coffee and alcohol on humans?” Before I answer your question, let me direct you to several previous MadSci answers that describe the effects that caffeine and alcohol have individually on Daphnia and/or the human body: www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar99/922685827.Gb.r.html www.madsci.org/posts/archives/981603555.Cb.r.html www.madsci.org/posts/archives/may98/894059321.Me.r.html www.madsci.org/posts/archives/jul99/931925101.Zo.r.html www.madsci.org/posts/archives/feb2000/950223638.Cb.r.html Performing a MadSci search on the keywords “Ethanol,” “Alcohol,” and “Caffeine” will also turn up many more answers. It’s a common belief that after drinking heavily, drinking a cup of coffee will “sober up” the person due to the generalized characterizations that caffeine (stimulant) will negate the effects that alcohol (depressant) has. There are several papers published which investigate whether caffeine can reverse the effects of alcohol. Here’