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Is Alcohol burned up by the stomach?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Alcohol gets absorbed in the stomach walls, but about 80% goes straight to the bloodstream.

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Alcohol is metabolized or broken down by the liver. The liver breaks down almost all drugs into a less harmful substance (metabolite) before it is excreted in the urine.

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