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Gut microbes can get you drunk and damage your liver

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University
Drinking alcohol isn't the only cause of high blood alcohol levels.nikamo

Imagine that you’re a police officer. You spot a car ahead that is swerving all over the road. You pull the driver over and she’s clearly intoxicated. With slurred speech, she swears that she hasn’t had a drop of alcohol all day. Would you believe her?

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