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Is There a Way to Sober Up Faster?

You may be aware of certain hacks to sober up, but researchers have found a way to actually get booze out of our systems faster. And this discovery could help first responders when facing alcohol overdoses.

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SOURCES
Alcohol metabolism textbook http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC3484320&blobtype=pdf
Alcohol metabolism fact sheet
https://www.bgsu.edu/recwell/wellness-connection/alcohol-education/alcohol-metabolism.html
https://sites.duke.edu/apep/module-4-alcohol-and-the-breathalyzer-test/content-ethanol-leaves-the-lungs-in-the-air/

Hyperventilation: https://buteykoclinic.com/docs/The%2BPathophysiology%2Bof%2BHyperventilation%2BDisorders_1460399407.pdf

New CO2 mask tech
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-76233-9
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/uhn-cda111020.php

Dialysis for alcohol
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22237216/

Partial pressure of oxygen
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420699/

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