Percocet And Alcohol Safety

I'm seeing "none" and "never". But tell me the truth. With 2.5 mg Percocet every eight hours, is a glass of wine dangerous? Is it dangerous to drive? What about if I was taking it every 12 hours? I am almost ten weeks post op on a pretty major back surgery (fused two discs, I've got quite an apparatus back there).

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Yes, it is always risky, and they should not be combined.

Alcohol and opiates both depress the central nervous system, that's why they can cause a high/buzzed feeling, as well as drowsiness, dizziness, and sedation, as side effects, and when you combine more than one of these substances, this can potentiate these side effects, making them much more severe than usual. Thus, you could end up dozing off inappropriately, blacking out, experience severe dizziness, and in worst case scenario, your body processes can become so depressed that you die. This also means there is a risk of you endangering others, especially by driving under such influences.

Ref: Combining Alcohol and Drugs

This, if you've been told not to combine them, there is very good reason.

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