Many people, especially those over age 65, may be incurring a risk by using alcohol when taking prescription drugs, according to research from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Alcohol, itself a drug, becomes more intoxicating when it is consumed at the same time as a drug that blocks the stomach’s ability to metabolize alcohol. Drugs . . .

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