Oxytocin may play a crucial role in blocking the effects of alcohol, revealed researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Regensburg.

Dr Michael Bowen, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, said, "While oxytocin might reduce the level of intoxication, it won't actually change the blood alcohol level because it's preventing the alcohol from accessing the sites in the brain that make people intoxicated, it's not causing the alcohol to leave the system any faster."
This effect of oxytocin is yet to be shown in humans and the researchers plan to conduct these studies in the near future.
The study appears in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Source-Medindia