The effects of alcohol staying on the breath and staying in the body's system are two very different things. You can have one swig of beer and your breath will smell slightly of alcohol but this is not the same as a large quantity of alcohol being in your blood stream which could have a bearing on a police roadside test, or an examination from a school or employer.
To remove alcohol from your breath, it is simple to just use mouth wash or by brushing your teeth, if you need to know how long it stays in the body's system this can depend on a few things. The physical size of a person has a huge bearing on how quickly alcohol is broken down. It also depends on what you have been drinking; different drinks vary in strength so this can also make a difference.
It takes your body around 1 hour to process 1 unit of alcohol, so that's about half a pint of beer or one shot or a small glass of wine. That number is for people with a healthy liver. For others it may take longer and again depends on a number of factors which can't always be reliable. Drinking 2 pints will take your body 4 hours to process the alcohol, increased or decreased by the amount of food in your digestive system and the health state of your liver. If you have been drinking for a long period of time on a night out say, the units will stack up, keeping you over the legal limit to drink and drive far longer. In other words, if you have 10 pints, you can't be expected to drive legally for at least 20 hours.
To remove alcohol from your breath, it is simple to just use mouth wash or by brushing your teeth, if you need to know how long it stays in the body's system this can depend on a few things. The physical size of a person has a huge bearing on how quickly alcohol is broken down. It also depends on what you have been drinking; different drinks vary in strength so this can also make a difference.
It takes your body around 1 hour to process 1 unit of alcohol, so that's about half a pint of beer or one shot or a small glass of wine. That number is for people with a healthy liver. For others it may take longer and again depends on a number of factors which can't always be reliable. Drinking 2 pints will take your body 4 hours to process the alcohol, increased or decreased by the amount of food in your digestive system and the health state of your liver. If you have been drinking for a long period of time on a night out say, the units will stack up, keeping you over the legal limit to drink and drive far longer. In other words, if you have 10 pints, you can't be expected to drive legally for at least 20 hours.
