How long does alcohol stay in your system for?

[Rubyrose]

I went out last night with the lads from work.. Started drinking at 5ish and stopped and was home by 9:30... got straight into bed (I am guessing.. as I woke up fully clothed this morning) and I have been awake since about 8ish! Had a good nights sleep and feel ok... a little shakey as I think I need food and a small headache but other than that.. ok.

But I need to go and collect my car from work as I left it there. Do you think I will be ok to drive? If I get pulled over... will there still be enough alcohol in my system to get me into trouble?

[Hellyon]

Hi Ruby - as a rule of thumb it takes approximately 1 hour for each unit of alcohol to leave the body, so if you had say 8 glasses of wine it takes 8 hours so, depending on how much you drank, you could still be over thre limit.

I used to work on a refinery and we could be randomly tested at any time (instant dismissal if you were over the limit) so you had to be very careful about counting your drinks!

[shineybomb]

For future sessions...you can buy mini testing kits, I've seen them in Halfords. That way you could check.

[Rubyrose]

Thanks Hellyon... I don't remember how many I had though! We set up a tab again and the guys paid! Lol. I remember playing pool and saying I had had 5 glasses... that was at about 7ish... I don't remember much more after that!

[3Rainbows]

Tut Tut missy! (only joking)! I'd leave it till lunch time, have a big breakfast and some anadin.Hope you had a good time.x

[bednobs]

i agree with hellion, except for 1 point she or he missed out ... the 1 hour for every unit it right, but you can only start counting once you stop drinking, so 1 hour for every unit approx starting from your last drink. The other thing to note is that people tnd t vastly underestimate "unit" size (ie a large glass of wine is nearly 3 units, a pint of strong beer is 3 units etc

[Rubyrose]

Yaaay! 3Rainbows... You did it.
I will text you later and let you know how the lunch went yesterday. You out tonight? We are hoping to leave the Hen party and be in town by 11.

I did it anyway.. I went to town... had lunch... shopped and drove home. I was fine.. I have just got back so I left it long enough.