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Avoid this combination unless your prescriber explicitly approves it with appropriate monitoring.
Combining kava with alcohol significantly increases the risk of liver damage and excessive CNS depression.
Additive hepatotoxicity and GABAergic CNS depression from both substances.
Source: WHO Monographs · Reviewed April 2026
Kava + Alcohol: high risk. Avoid this combination unless your prescriber explicitly approves it with appropriate monitoring. Combining kava with alcohol significantly increases the risk of liver damage and excessive CNS depression.
Additive hepatotoxicity and GABAergic CNS depression from both substances.
Do not stop either abruptly on your own. Talk to your prescriber or pharmacist promptly — bring this page to your appointment.
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