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Preventing Kansas City DUI Crashes: How Long Does Alcohol Stay in the Body?

You’re at a party and you’ve had a few drinks. You’re not sure if you are safe to drive home or if you should find another mode of transportation. You may wonder, “How long does alcohol stay in the body?”

After alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream, it can leave the body in two ways. Ten percent of the alcohol leaves through the breath, perspiration, and urine. The remainder has to be broken down by the process known as metabolism. This is the same process that breaks down food and other substances we ingest.

Alcohol is metabolized at the same rate for almost everyone. Regardless of a person’s height, weight, sex, race or other characteristics, he or she will metabolize alcohol at the rate of .015 of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) every hour. To find the amount of time it would take for alcohol to leave your body, you divide your BAC by .15.

A person with a BAC of .15 will have no measurable alcohol in the bloodstream after ten hours. A person with a BAC of .02 will have no alcohol in the blood after one hour and 20 minutes.

Drinking coffee or taking a shower does not speed up the process. One important note is that eating can slow the metabolism of alcohol because the food must also be metabolized. However, eating can reduce your overall blood alcohol level.

How can you determine your blood alcohol level? Most of us do not carry a breathalyzer, so how do we know our blood alcohol level?

Blood alcohol level is determined by your weight, the amount of alcohol you have consumed and factors such as your general health and when you have last eaten. As a general guideline, a 120 pound woman has a BAC of .08 after 2 drinks in one hour. A 150 pound male will need 3 drinks to reach the level of intoxication. A drink may be a can of beer, a glass of wine, a mixed drink or a shot of straight spirits - each of these contains about the same amount of pure alcohol.

The best way to avoid causing Kansas City drunk driving crashes is to abstain from alcohol, drink in moderation, avoid drinking while tired and use a designated non-drinking driver.

If you have lost a loved one to a driver under the influence of alcohol, the driver may use the time since his last drink as a defense for his actions. However, there is no excuse for driving while drunk. You deserve fair compensation and accountability for your tragic loss. The Kansas City drunk driving injury attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys can help you. Contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys at 888-348-2616.

Learn more about the rights of accident victims in our free on-line book: “10 Essential Steps You Must Take To Protect Your Injury Claim.”

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