What's up with alcohol(s)?
Chemistry For Your Life
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The Effects of Alcohol on the Body
In your body, alcohol dehydrogenase breaks down alcohol into something that is not incredibly toxic in your body. But it can break down methanol into formaldehyde which is especially dangerous for you. So if someone accidentally drinks methanol, one of the means of treating that is to get them drunk on regular alcohol and drinking alcohol. If you should not attempt to do this at home ever, you can call a doctor of poison control to do that.
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