Does drinking coffee or tea lower the alcohol level in the blood?: the DBT reacts

Not a ‘trick’ you know from working. It may even be the case that a person with a blood alcohol level of 1 g/l takes between 6 and 10 hours to fall below the maximum allowed level.

Neither coffee, nor tea, nor showering, nor sleeping are strategies that can lower alcohol levels. For example, the General Directorate for Traffic (DGT) responds to those who think there are certain ‘tricks’ to circumvent alcohol controls. And it is that, contrary to popular belief,
none of the myths you follow have been proven to be effective

Among them are sports; take chewing gum, balsamic candies, mint or other herbs; take sweets or other products with sugar; chewing coffee beans or drinking oil; use certain mouth sprays; drink plenty of water after drinking alcohol or even protein.

On the contrary, the organism signals that alcohol can start
be detected in the blood within 5 minutes after ingestion and reaches its maximum level between 30 and 90 minutes later. From this point on, it begins to slowly disappear from the blood until it is completely eliminated.

But a person with a BAC value of 1 g/l can take between 6 and 10 hours for his BAC value to fall below the maximum allowed level. Even below the legal limit, the risk of an accident can be increased. Therefore, it is best to avoid driving after consuming any amount of alcohol. The only really safe value is 0.0 g/l.

However, if you are going to drink, it is advisable to drink slowly and
separate the drinks you are going to consume on time It is also good to put a non-alcoholic drink between two alcoholic drinks. Alcohol absorption is slower in fermented beverages (such as beer or wine) than in distilled beverages (such as gin, rum, or whiskey). In addition, alcohol taken together with carbonated drinks (such as tonic or certain cola drinks) or taken warm can promote the rate of onset of alcoholemia. For this reason, you should avoid consuming spirits, especially if you usually drink them warm or with carbonated drinks.

Remember that alcohol is one of the risk factors most often involved in traffic accidents. Alcohol is present in between 30% and 50% of fatal accidents. There are many deaths that could be avoided if we all consume alcohol responsibly and never drive under the influence.

Source: La Verdad

Ida

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