Shift workers should avoid caffeinated drinks and excessive alcohol as combining them is toxic. — Whalespan
Shift workers should avoid caffeinated drinks and excessive alcohol as combining them is toxic.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“Then we have to stay away from, say, caffeinated drinks and a lot of alcohol because shift work combined with alcohol or too much caffeinated drink is quite toxic to our body. It disrupts our sleep-wake cycle, and we're actually more sensitized to be damaged by alcohol if we're doing shift work.”