eli5 what happens if you drink isopropyl “rubbing” alcohol

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so i just watched a video of someone chug a bottle of rubbing alcohol that you would get from the pharmacy. its still alcohol though so like why is it bad. also what likely happened to the guy who chugged the bottle?

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So you get rapid intoxication, the isopropyl is converted to acetone which is a strong central nervous system depressant. You will feel sick and have a headache. You’ll get most of the negative effects of being very drunk with few of the positives.

Drinking it is a medical emergency and requires medical attention. It won’t kill you but you will need treatment to help rehydrate you.

Chugging a whole bottle is gonna fuck up your stomach lining, get you drunk to the point of puking and generally be a bad time.

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