Some cases can be treated using alcohol (ethanol) to outcompete the methanol metabolism. But this has to be done quickly. Prof Alastair Hay, an expert in environmental toxicology from the ...

"The principle behind administering ethanol is quite simple; it delays methanol metabolism," said Hay, explaining that "both alcohols are broken down by the same liver enzyme," but that the enzyme ...

Ethanol — a very similar type of alcohol — is a go-to treatment for methanol ingestion because it slows down the metabolism of methanol. “Both alcohols are broken down by the same liver ...