It's a thing! You don't feel drunk so you're operating under a false sense of sobriety. Your inhibitions are still lower, though, and there isnt that voice in your head saying "you might regret this when you're sober."

Back in the 90s, there was even a short-lived moral panic after a bunch of celebrities got popped for shoplifting on what was often referred to as "mommy's little helper." If you were a young mother and you told a doctor you were stressed, the solution at the time was to sedate you and send you back to your kids.