
How Alcoholism Works
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The Effects of Alcohol on the Body
Alcohol is a poison to start with, but your body metabolizes it into an even worse poison. And yeah, it wants to get rid of it immediately, which is why you vomit sometimes. 20% of it is absorbed in the stomach and the other 80% isabsorbed in the small intestine. Depending what you're drinking, it's going to be absorbed quicker or more slowly.
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