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How come drinking a lot of water after drinking alcohol doesn't help it to get out of your system faster?
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Alcohol and water: Drinking waters merely dilutes the alcohol in the stomach. Its the liver that clears the alcohol and this is not dependent on the dilution.
Answered 7/31/2018
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