Rare auto-brewery syndrome makes sober people drunk

Rare auto-brewery syndrome makes sober people drunk
Rare auto-brewery syndrome makes sober people drunk

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Dear Doctor: I heard about a guy who tested as drunk but hadn’t had any alcohol. Is that really even possible, or is it some kind of urban legend?

Dear Reader: It certainly sounds like the product of an overactive imagination, but the scenario you’re referring to did happen. According to news reports, a young Chinese man who had moved to Australia to attend college suddenly started …