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Ethyl Alcohol Facts

Health Encyclopedia: Ethanol Overdose

Definition

Ethanol poisoning is caused by drinking too much alcohol.


Poisonous Ingredient

Ethanol


Where Found

Alcoholic beverages, including:

  • Beer
  • Gin
  • Vodka
  • Wine
  • Whiskey

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Expert & Community Posts

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Go Red! Or is it Go White? Alcohol and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...confirmed that drinking a moderate amount of alcohol (ethanol) decreases the risk of heart... Read more »

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Alcohol Consumption and Crohn's Disease
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert

...white wine, Smirnoff Ice, Elephant Beer, and pure ethanol. Their results showed that abdominal... Read more »

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Smoking around asthmatic children is unwise
By Rick Frea , Health Expert

...acetone, ammonia, benzene, butane, carbon monozide, ethanol, formaldehyde, hydrazine, hexamine,... Read more »

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Flomax Side Effects: Are There Alternatives? - Ask the Expert
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...feasibility, safety and efficacy of the injection of ethanol into the prostate. Early studies... Read more »

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Fructose and HFCS
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

The sugar fructose is in trouble again. This time it is accused of leading to weight gain when... Read more »

Health Guide

Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence): Other Treatments
...find a surgeon experienced in this surgery. In a variation of this technique called venous ablation, ethanol is injected into the deep dorsal vein, the main vein that drains blood from the penis.... Read more »
Alcoholism: Risk Factors
About 90% of adults in the U.S. drink alcohol. Every day, more than 700,000 Americans are being treated for alcoholism. In addition, up to half of American men have problems that are... Read more »
Alcoholism: Diagnosis
Even when people with alcoholism experience withdrawal symptoms, they nearly always deny the problem, leaving it up to co-workers, friends, or relatives to recognize the symptoms and to take... Read more »
Alcoholism: Causes
CausesPeople have been drinking alcohol for about 15,000 years. Drinking steadily and consistently over time can produce dependence and cause withdrawal symptoms during periods of abstinence. This... Read more »
Alcoholism: Medications
In the U.S., three drugs are specifically approved to treat alcohol dependence:Naltrexone (ReVia, Vivitrol)Acamprosate (Campral)Disulfiram (Antabuse)Naltrexone and acamprosate are... Read more »

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