You may have heard some tips that drinkers often pass around to help lower their blood alcohol concentration after drinking. The analysis below will debunk these myths.
Drink coffee
Many people believe that drinking strong coffee helps reduce alcohol levels because the caffeine counteracts the effects of alcohol. While caffeine can ward off drowsiness and make you feel more alert, it does not reduce the concentration of alcohol in your body.
Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol can actually trick drivers into thinking they are safe when in fact they are still drunk.
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A piece of gum or mint will help mask the smell of alcohol on your breath. While you may not smell alcohol, it won't fool a breathalyzer.
These devices use fuel cell technology to measure breath alcohol concentration, the presence of alcohol molecules in your breath sample such as gum, mints or food cannot prevent the device from detecting the presence of alcohol.
Take a shower
While showering may help you feel more alert, there is no evidence that it helps remove alcohol from your body to help you sober up.
Eat a lot of food
Food slows down the rate at which alcohol is absorbed. This means that having food in your body before drinking alcohol will absorb a small amount of the alcohol before it enters your bloodstream.
However, food does not completely absorb what you drink and when the alcohol enters your bloodstream, it takes effect. A full stomach will slow down the absorption of alcohol but it does not lower your blood alcohol concentration. Some people also believe that eating after drinking will help you sober up, but since alcohol always enters your bloodstream, this is not true.
Mix alcohol with energy drinks
Some people believe that the high caffeine content of energy drinks will block the effects of alcohol. While these drinks are stimulants and will make you less sleepy, they do not prevent or reduce intoxication when mixed with alcohol. In fact, some studies have shown that drinking too much of these cocktails can lead to more dangerous behavior, rapid heartbeat, and insomnia.
When drinking alcohol, absolutely do not mix alcohol with energy drinks, soft drinks or drink beer and alcohol at the same time because it will cause faster absorption, especially energy drinks cause false alertness, at this time when you are drunk but still sober will cause more harm.
When you’ve been drinking heavily, a good night’s sleep is the best way to sober up. Sleep itself makes no difference, the only benefit is that the time you spend sleeping gives your liver a chance to metabolize the alcohol.
To ensure the detoxification process, drink slowly, about 1 hour the body eliminates 1 unit of alcohol (nearly 1 can of beer, 1 small glass of wine, 100ml of wine). The best way to reduce blood alcohol concentration is to drink less alcohol.
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