Smoking Alcohol

smoking alcohol

Smoking alcohol is the latest trend following a big stir of what is known as butt chugging. Smoking alcohol is an effort to gain a bigger buzz for fewer calories and many young drinkers are inhaling their booze by pouring it over dry ice or free basing it and sucking up the vapors. Either way, skipping over the stomach and liver is incredibly risky when ingesting alcohol.

Smoking alcohol supposedly provides all of the flavor and intoxication of chugging a mixed drink with none of the sugars and calories; this for some people is a God send. But what they may not realize is they are doing more damage than good. Some of the damage done to the body by smoking alcohol may be more dangerous than the weight they would put on from simply drinking it.

Videos of smoking alcohol can be found all over YouTube of course with young people inhaling a smoky dry ice and alcohol mix. Smoking alcohol is a very dangerous tend particularly among college aged students who are looking for extreme ways to get high. It is particularly popular among the college aged men and women who are trying to restrict calories before a night of partying. It even has a name; drunkorexia.

When someone smokes alcohol what happens is it goes directly into the lungs and circumnavigates the liver. The liver is what metabolizes alcohol but when you smoke it, it goes directly from the lungs to the brain making it very harmful and dangerous. The lungs and membranes in the lungs are highly susceptible to alcohol. Not only that but smoking alcohol can dry out the nasal passages and mouth which can leave many alcohol smokers vulnerable to infections. Smoking alcohol also increases the risk of getting alcohol poisoning. When an individual drinks alcohol normally, if they have drunk too much, they will usually begin to vomit. This cannot happen to someone who is smoking alcohol. Instead if they smoke too much alcohol their body will have no way of getting rid of the toxins and helping itself. This could lead to instant death in a worst case scenario.

Smoking alcohol is one of the most ridiculous and dangerous trends to hit the drinking scene yet and the sad thing is the dangers of smoking alcohol could totally be prevented if people would just do what you are supposed to do with a beverage-drink it. All of these new fads which include vodka tampons,butt chugging and smoking alcohol can lead to so many adverse health effects. In fact just purely drinking alcohol can have adverse effects so the effects of consuming alcohol through smoke, the lining of the bowels, or the lining of the vagina seems doubly unpleasant.

For kids who are looking to get high quickly or are looking to get high without all the calories; they should be careful. Using substances in manners other than the way they were intended to be used is also a clear indication of alcoholism and addiction and that can change your life forever if it doesn’t end it first.

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Halloween Inspired Drinks

Halloween Drinks

Halloween Drinks

Who says Halloween is just for kids? With these Halloween inspired drinks, you can brew up some scary fun for all your adult guests.

1. Dry Ice: Buying some food grade dry ice is the perfect way to create spooky, Halloween inspired drinks. Food grade dry ice is available at most grocery stores and can liven up any party. Some words of caution regarding dry ice: Don’t touch it with your bare skin. It’s very cold and can cause frostbite, so always use tongs. Also, remember that dry ice is used only for its visual and cooling effects, and the tablets themselves are not meant to be consumed. If you are making punch, drop a chunk of dry ice at the bottom of the bowl and serve the punch with a ladle, so you don’t serve any of the dry ice. When the effect wears off, simply add more. If you are serving individual drinks with dry ice, drop two or three chips right after you’ve poured the drink, before you serve it to your guests. The dry ice will sink to the bottom of the glass and stay there; preventing the drinker from ingesting it before it dissipates and the steam effect subsides.

2. Candy Vodka – Candy infused vodka is all the rage this year when it comes to Halloween inspired drinks. It’s, easy, fun, and it tastes great. All you need is vodka, mason jars, coffee filters, and some candy. Start by adding one color of candy to each mason jar. To each jar, pour in 8 ounces of vodka. (Candy ideas: candy corn, skittles, pop rocks, candy canes). Place a lid onto each jar, close tightly and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Let stand for about 3 hours. Now, filter each candy-infused vodka with a coffee filter. Then get a clean coffee filter and repeat.  Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

3. Glowing Drinks: Another cool Halloween inspired drinks idea is to serve glowing drinks. This idea works well for Halloween, and any other time of year. Sterilize glow sticks and use them as stirrers or get glowing ice cubes (available at most party stores.) Alternatively, tonic water glows under a black light. Use tonic water to mix your cocktails to create this Halloween inspired drink.

4. Pumpkin Martini: Nothing says fall like pumpkin flavored food and drinks, so we just had to include a pumpkin martini on our list of Halloween inspired drinks. The recipe is as follows:

Ingredients:

  1. One graham cracker, crushed into fine crumbs
  2. Ice cubes
  3. 1 1/2 ounces rum (3 tablespoons)
  4. 3 tablespoons pumpkin pie filling
  5. 1/2 ounce Sortilege maple liqueur (1 tablespoon)
  6. 1/2 ounce half-and-half (1 tablespoon)

Directions:

 Place the graham cracker crumbs on a small plate. Wet the rim of a chilled martini glass and dip into the crumbs to coat. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the rum, pumpkin pie filling, maple liqueur and half-and-half. Shake, then strain into the martini glass.

Source: http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipe-search/drink-cocktail-recipes/pumpkintini

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