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How Long Will Alcohol Stay In System. Will It Be Detected In Blood Test?
Question: how long will alcohol stay in my system, will it show up on a blood test
Hi XXXXXXX
Welcome to healthcare magic!
Alcohol is a short acting substance and at longest can stay for few days.
It depends whether you are a chronic user where it clears early due to induced metabolism.
If you are a new person then it will take longer.
Another important thing is that a fixed amount is eliminated every hour called Zero order kinetics in contrast to most other substances where a fraction of drug gets eliminated per unit time. So more the amount taken more the time needed to clear it.
If you are a chronic abuser then alcohol may be not detected but it's effect on memory, behaviour, liver, heart would remain detectable long after you have quit.
I hope this advise would be helpful for you.
Still if you have any queries or doubts, please write me back,
I would be happy to solve them.
Wish you a great health!
Welcome to healthcare magic!
Alcohol is a short acting substance and at longest can stay for few days.
It depends whether you are a chronic user where it clears early due to induced metabolism.
If you are a new person then it will take longer.
Another important thing is that a fixed amount is eliminated every hour called Zero order kinetics in contrast to most other substances where a fraction of drug gets eliminated per unit time. So more the amount taken more the time needed to clear it.
If you are a chronic abuser then alcohol may be not detected but it's effect on memory, behaviour, liver, heart would remain detectable long after you have quit.
I hope this advise would be helpful for you.
Still if you have any queries or doubts, please write me back,
I would be happy to solve them.
Wish you a great health!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
if a person takes a drink on monday, then goes for a blood test on friday, will it show up in his blood test? thank you
Hi XXXXXXX
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Alcohol can not be detected in blood test that long provided that person in question absolutely avoids it till friday.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
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