Hey How Long does it take for the body to process 1 alcohol drink?

Question

thanks !

Answer 1

In general,liver can process one ounce of liquor (or one standard drink) in one hour. If you have a high metabolism, could be less time, slower metabolism takes longer.

Answer 2

Don't count on that "drink an hour" BS. A drink of standard size will raise blood alcohol twice as high if you have a lean body mass of 100 pounds than if you have a lean body mass of 200 pounds. And though the alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme system in a given person at a given time will closely follow zero-order kinetics, there's a range from one person to another, or within one person depending on how "turned on" the system is, that can be below 20 mg/dl/hr, or as much as 30 mg/dl/hr. Figuring two or three will get you to the 80 mg/dl limit, it may take 2 1/2 to 4 hours for all the alcohol to clear. It's a mistake to oversimplify, and a lot of people who think they're playing it safe wind up above the cutoff on the breathalyzer.  Unfortunately, this isn't the time you're at your best for complicated mathematics.

Answer 3

i'm thinking it's like an hour or something.. but that's per serving. so if  you just had a huge mug of beer, it's going to take longer.