Alcihol units

[BillySugger]

If a man drank 14 units of alcohol starting at 4.30 pm & finishing at 8.00 pm what time would it be completely out of his system ?

[Velvetee]

Goodness 14 units, thats alot for one day, when Government guidelines for a man is 21 units per week. I have no idea, as said already, would depend on weight etc.

[Scarlett]

The general timing I believe is one hour per unit.

[BillySugger]

Thanks all .

[Scarlett]

By the way the answer is 10am the next day!!!

[BillySugger]

Scarlett , if its one hour per unit as in your first post , then 14 units = 14 hours.On the calculator it said to start from the time of first drink . So that's 4.30 pm + 14 hours = 6.30 am.

[Whoever]

Anybody who drinks that amount shouldn't even be thinking of driving the next day (in case if that is why you were asking). That is a huge amount of alcohol to be putting through the body in a period of less than four hours. There are probably thousands of people driving to work the morning after a drinking binge who are still seriously over the limit. Just for general information, around our way the police are now running regular speed checks on the breakfast run and everybody who is breaking the speed limit is automatically breathalised as well. And a lot of people have been caught out being over the limit as a result.

[BillySugger]

Whoever, I'm sure there are thousands over the limit the next morning but unless earlier calculations are wrong he would be under anyway .

[Buenchico]

When I worked on the railways (where we received occasional random urine tests), we were given a printed guide which said that you should allow at least one hour per unit, starting from one hour after finishing the last drink.

Using that system, the alcohol should be clear of the drinker's system by 11.00am. However, everyone's body is different. If the drinker has less-than-perfect kidney function, the alcohol could remain in his system much longer.

Chris