[Closed] How long to get alcohol out the body??

Err on the side of caution and go on the bus

Obviously feel a tiny bit shit today - nervy, tired, cold etc 🙁 No headache though which is a bonus!!

Err on the side of caution and stay in bed 🙂

Thinking thats 40-50 units??

Approximately 1 unit/ hour, the time starting based on the last one sunk in a single setting. Assuming that you've allowed the previous session's effects to run out... Oh, and 8 units in the previous 24 hours before whatever it is that you were intending to do that isn't drink based.

Err on the side of caution and get a transfusion.

Approximately 1 unit/ hour, the time starting based on the last one sunk in a single setting. Assuming that you've allowed the previous session's effects to run out...

really? so if you've had (say) 10 units between 7pm and midnight, you won't be clear til 10am?

I had always calculated that as being 5am 😮

so if i stopped drinking at 11ish on friday - 40-50 hours from there?

so tomorrow morning ish?

Based on guidelines in a railway safety environment - where if there's cause to suspect, its an immediate urine/ blood test and instant dismissal...

I reckon 2015 at the earliest....

aP - that doesn't sound quite right. I don't imagine the human body waits until you've had that last drink before it begins dealing with the ones you've already had? So 1 unit per hour (give or take) but from when you start drinking, not when you stop. IANAD 🙂

so if i stopped drinking at 11ish on friday - 40-50 hours from there?

so tomorrow morning ish?

to 11ish on Sunday would be 48hours, are you still drunk?

but i drank yesterday - that list finished at 8pm last night

If I drank that much in one weekend I would be dead. Thats a fact.

Drink loads of fluids and seek counselling.

over the past weekend?

For arguments sake since Friday night:
Bottle of red
1 pint of beer
2 bottles of prosecco
half a bottle of muled wine
8 measures of sloe gin

Sorry - that is alcoholic.

I thought I had a problem with alcohol. I had: 5 pints of Stout, 3 glasses of red, 3 330ml bottles of Steam ale Fri-Sunday.

but i drank yesterday - that list finished at 8pm last night

so if i stopped drinking at 11ish on friday - 40-50 hours from there?

er I'm confused.

Sorry - that is alcoholic.

I think you mean binge drinking.

Saturday night 1 had 2 bottles of wine and 4 bacardi and cokes and a glass of champagne, from 7pm and finishing at midnight.

I reckon thats about 25 units.

10am sunday I blew a breath tester before driving home (one of the Halfords ones for driving in France, well in date) and it came up completely clear*. Given that Frances limit is less than ours, I reckon that I was gfood to go.

So starting from 9.30 (halfway through drinking) to 10am say 12 hours I processed about 2 units per hour.

Thats my science for the day.

*Note recent press over the accuracy of these things, but it was in date and I followed the instructions.

I think you mean binge drinking.

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[i]to keep going like that is alcoholic.[/i]

Unless he needed to do it to get through the day then why is the op an alcoholic?

Saturday night 1 had 2 bottles of wine and 4 bacardi and cokes and a glass of champagne, from 7pm and finishing at midnight.

I reckon thats about 25 units.

10am sunday I blew a breath tester before driving home

Sorry - that is alcoholic.

I assume you have no idea what alcoholism is?

to keep going like that is alcoholic.

Did he say he does it regularly?

If he does it once then it's a binge of drinking. Is that better? Less "nu-media"? 🙄

Reckon it depends on hoe old you are

Young 'un.... short sharp hang overs

Old 'un .... Not so intense but takes days to get over..... I will not be 100% until I wake up wednesday, from a party on saturday night.

Drink loads of fluids and seek counselling

The measures of sloe gin; were these proper pub single-shot measures (in the UK)? Which will be 1 unit per measure.
So a total of 40 units and an absorption rate of 1 per hour.

I thought I had a problem with alcohol.

I can add nothing constructive to this other than on Friday between 3pm and 10pm I consumed:

2 pints Corrs Light (I don't like Corrs)
2 single Morgan Spiced with Coke.
4 single Sailor Jerry with Coke (almost no where sells Sailor Jerry, let along quiet little pubs in rural Wales)
2 double Sailor Jerry with Coke (singles had become 'defective' at this point)
2 Jagermeister Bombs.

Which was frankly revolting of me, it was the first time I'd drank more than 2 alcoholic drinks in one night in almost 12 months to the day since the last office party.

Not even an uplift day at BPW yesterday shifted the hangover that I've still got.

I hate drinking.

I've been waiting for years to get the alcohol out of my body.

Well, if your tolerance is such that you can get through that much in a weekend and are contemplating driving, you might need to ask yourself the old NCADD 20 questions...

Don't believe us, see what the experts think.

https://ncadd.org/learn-about-alcohol/alcohol-abuse-self-test

[i]singles had become 'defective' at this point[/i]

Was the dispenser for singles broken or do you mean ineffective? 🙂

There's some up tight drama queens on here!

Well, if your tolerance is such that you can get through that much in a weekend and are contemplating driving, you [s]might need to ask yourself the old NCADD 20 questions[/s] are probably in your 20's. Look after yourself and try not to make too much of a habit of it. You'll soon find that hangovers and life in general get in the way of partying anyway

FTFY 🙂

10am sunday I blew a breath tester before driving home

Bet that was a surprise for him!

There's some up tight drama queens on here!

Just maybe they have seen the damage that alcohol abuse can wreak in a family and don't regard it as a laugh.

Back to the OP about this equine-based wine cocktail?

https://ncadd.org/learn-about-alcohol/alcohol-abuse-self-test

Yeah I got a 10 😆

that test is rubbish, "do you normally have an excuse to drink heavily" why is yes a bad answer? Surely going out with mates constitutes an excuse, or i was trying a new beer/wine, felt like it?? Surely NO would be a bad answer..?

[i]Back to the OP about this equine-based wine cocktail? [/i]

Yeh he made a bit of an ass of himself about that one.

I scored a 4 but only because of a couple of badly worded questions - [i]When you’re sober, do you sometimes regret things you did or said while drinking?[/i] Obvs!

that test is rubbish, "do you normally have an excuse to drink heavily" why is yes a bad answer? Surely going out with mates constitutes an excuse, or i was trying a new beer/wine, felt like it?? Surely NO would be a bad answer..?

Agreed! Surely randomly drinking yourself into oblivion for no reason is infinitely worse than "it was my birthday". 😕

4 for me on that test:
Can you handle more alcohol now than when you first started to drink? Yes, you build up alcoholic tolerance, so of course I can handle it better than at first.
Have you ever been unable to remember part of the previous evening, even though your friends say you didn’t pass out? Yep, not for a while and very, very rarely but yes, it has happened.
Do you usually have a reason for the occasions when you drink heavily? Yes. A birthday, a celebration, whatever. As above, surely no would be the worse answer.
Do you ever feel depressed or anxious before, during or after periods of heavy drinking? Yes, a hangover can make me feel a tad melancholy.

You know what, I'm pretty happy with that.

For arguments sake since Friday night:
Bottle of red
1 pint of beer
2 bottles of prosecco
half a bottle of muled wine
8 measures of sloe gin

I can't believe that anyone would consider that level of drinking was that of an alcoholic. Over 3 nights on a weekend that's not a huge amount.

Have the ones calling "alcoholic" ever met a real alky?

I scored 2.

But how does "Can you handle more alcohol now than when you first started to drink?" count the same as "Do you sometimes stay drunk for several days at a time?" or "Are you having more financial, work, school, and/or family problems as a result of
your drinking?"?!

Also, who [i]can't[/i] handle more than when they first started drinking?

Don't forget that "Holier-than-though" week precedes Christmas Week 😉

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And I love you, yes I do, 'cause I know that you love me too
And I love you, yes I do, gonna spend all my money on you

Sounds like a good weekend to me.

My list.

Fri
2 pints of lager
2 glasses of red wine

Sat
1 half pint of lager
2 glasses of white wine
2 glasses of champagne
1 G&T
2 glasses of red wine

Sun
1 glass of mulled wine
4 glasses of white wine
2 glasses of red wine

10 - get in!

OP - You'll be reet, doesn't sound that bad. Wouldn't make a habit of it though.

Now, where did I hide that gin?

I used to work on the railways, which has a very strict alcohol policy.

Rule of thumb is you are safe to work/drive 12 hours after your last drink.*

*This assumes you're not completely shitfaced.

annebr so basically 3 bottles (or near as equal) of wine over 3 days?

I'm NOT having a go. I'm having alittle bit of a crisis around my drinking. I'm starting to feel guilt and alittle worry over the combined units over the course of a week that I consume. Personally I feel that 'binge and over-consumption' are also linked to the word alcoholic. We don't like the latter word as its socially unacceptable and embarrasing but if are drinking a large volume of alcohol its because you NEED to drink alot of alcohol. I think many of us are functioning alcoholics and in denial. Could we do without it? I can't at the moment ergo I have an alcohol problem. Just bexause your not waking up and reaching for a bottle of spirits doesn't mean you are not on the road to being a proper alcoholic.

Scored a 1 on that test, but only because of the badly worded questions about having a reason for drinking heavily.

These days I drink so rarely I feel horrible after a couple of glasses of wine. That's assuming I haven't found a comfy chair in front of a fire and gone to sleep after the first glass.

i can go without easy enough. Just accept any reason for a drink lol

Am I Alcoholic?

Your Self-Test Score: 2

Understanding Your Score:

A "no" is scored 0, and a "yes" is scored 1. The score above reflects the total number of questions that were answered “yes”. A score of 2 or more indicates that you may be at greater risk for alcoholism.

I have a drink problem according to this. I must make an appointment with the clinic.
But, I haven't touched a drop of alcohol in 4 years.
What a shit test!!!

I think many of us are functioning alcoholics and in denial.

At uni (where 3 pints down the Student Union was a very quiet night, almost to rocking horse poo levels) and as a raver in the 90's my consumption was way beyond that... I have singularly failed to live fast and die young.

Err on the side of caution,hair of the dog should sort it!

[i]Personally I feel that 'binge and over-consumption' are also linked to the word alcoholic[/i]

I don't, I was out with friends on Friday from 8pm to 2am so had a fair few beers, I had friends round for dinner on Saturday night so again had a fair few beers. This would be considered 'binge drinking' or 'over consumption' I guess. I don't normally drink alcohol during the week and a normal weekend I have a couple of beers Friday/Saturday night. I didn't need to do it, I had a night out in a micro brewery and had some lovely beer and had a great time with friends.

Because you feel you consume too much alcohol doesn't mean everyone else is in the same category as you.

Only 3. I'm a real lightweight these days.
This weekend
Fri -
2 sherries
1/2 bottle white wine
Sat -
1.5 pints beer
2 sherries
3/4 bottle red wine
2 or 3 large brandys (lost count)
Sun
1 pint beer
2 large brandys.

I took the test that Peterfile posted a link to...

It says I am probably unconscious... 😯

Because you feel you consume too much alcohol doesn't mean everyone else is in the same category as you.

I see where you are coming from. However could you have a completely dry weekend and still feel like you've had a good time? Or missed something.

Sherry? you definitely have a drink problem. 😉

could you have a completely dry weekend and still feel like you've had a good time? Or missed something.

Depends what you were doing. Would there be lots of drugs involved?

[i]I see where you are coming from. However could you have a completely dry weekend and still feel like you've had a good time? Or missed something. [/i]

Yes I quite often have a 'dry' weekend and have a great time, but that probably wouldn't involve a night out in a micro brewery. If you're going to a micro brewery and not having a beer you're kinda missing the point.

Although I'm not so fascinated by alcohol that I think of it as a 'dry' weekend, if I don't have a beer it doesn't really register.

Depends what you were doing. Would there be lots of drugs involved?

I see where you are coming from. However could you have a completely dry weekend and still feel like you've had a good time? Or missed something.

Yes.

And I regularly do. More than half of the time probably.

And I almost never drink during the week.

However according to your earlier logic, I'm also an Alcoholic 😐

Sherry? you definitely have a drink problem.

Hora, it was a social weekend. Wouldn't normally drink quite so much.

But even so that isn't particularly bad. IMO 🙂

Would there be lots of drugs involved?

I got a 6 on that test, I know I drink too much & use it as a way of numbing out some of the bad things in my life.

Friday night 1 1/2 bottles of red wine
Saturday from 2pm till midnight 1 bottle of red wine & 4 pints strong beer.
Sunday 3pm till 11pm 2 bottles of red wine & 2 whiskys

I make that about 55 units 😳

Hora: [OP picks up a bottle of lighter fluid] I wouldn't drink that if I was you.

OP: Why not?

Hora: Because I don't advise it. Even the ****ers on the site wouldn't drink that, that's worse than meths.

OP: Nonsense. This is a far superior drink to meths. The ****ers don't drink it because they can't afford it.

[he pours the lighter fluid down his throat. He gags and gasps]

OP: Have we got any more?

[Hora shakes his head]

OP: Liar. What's in your toolbox?

Hora: No, we have nothing. Sit down.

OP: Liar. You've got antifreeze.

Hora: You bloody fool, you should never mix your drinks!

"Alcoholism is a disease, that kills people that haven't got it" 😉

21. Have you recently noticed that you can’t drink as much as you used to?

What a silly test. Apparently I should consider arranging a meeting with a professional because like most others here I only drink heavily when I have a good reason, and my aunt was an alcoholic (I answered no to the one about having higher tolerance levels - maybe compared to when I was 16, but I was assuming that wasn't what it meant).

Why would anyone want to get alcohol out of their body? if it's an issue, don't drink any in the first place.

More importantly, is muled wine some kind of donkey punch?

Anyone fancy a pint?

So starting from 9.30 (halfway through drinking) to 10am say 12 hours I processed about 2 units per hour.

Also, alcoholism is more like a litre of barcode vodka as soon as you come round from your previous period of alertness, passing out for a bit with a lit cigarette, then coming to and hoping that it's that part of the day when it's light outside and you can go get more vodka from the offy. Not a couple of bottles of wine and some beer, spread out over a weekend.

2. Can you handle more alcohol now than when you first started to drink?

Have you ever been unable to remember part of the previous evening, even though your friends say you didn’t pass out?

Well there's two questions which pretty much everyone will answer yes to, and the minimum score that you need to seek help (apparently).
This shit does more harm than good.
Friday
4 pints of ale, half glass of wine.
Sat
2 pints of ale
Sun
1 pint of ale
That was my lot for last week and included the works Xmas do. If I went to my GP with this, he'd laugh me out of the flipping clinic.

22. Do you sometimes stay drunk for several days at a time?

So starting from 9.30 (halfway through drinking) to 10am say 12 hours I processed about 2 units per hour.

No. The alcohol was processed from 7pm (start of drinking) until 10am - 15hrs. For 24 units. Roughly 1.5 hrs per unit. Perfectly possible if you are higher than average weight or have a faster than average metabolic rate. Or both.