how long before you completely loose your tolerance to alcohol if you give up drinking?
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I drank everyday about for something like 20yrs the pressures of raising a daughter alone I guess and everyone told me I was a alcoholic and I couldn't stop on my own.  But one day I did I just stopped because I acually have no desire to drink.  I think it has been 10yrs now I really don't keep track.  I could drink now if I wanted to but I just don't want to.  There is nothing about drinking alcohol that I find attractive or desirable.  I don't care if other people do but there really not pleasant to be around.  It amazes my friends because they thought I would probably drink my self to death.  They were wrong.  Now I quit smoking after 35 years I think thats a little tougher, you really have to put your mind to it.
589906
Your brain is telling you to stop drinking alcohol & start drinking equal amounts of water!  You're dehydrated, which is easy for alcohol to cause.
179034
Depends on how much you drink daily. I know where I live there are outpatient therapies. And do not listen to whoever said that it is not an addiction, it most certainly is. If you are a heavy drinker, then you will need medical supervision to help with the effects of coming off the alcohol. I applaud you for wanting to quit. It is very hard, but definitely do-able.  Good luck to you.
331307
After your stop consuming alcohol, your blood alcohol content (BAC) will continue to rise as the alcohol becomes absorbed into your bloodstream, and that can take a couple of hours.  You then still have to metabolize all of that alcohol you consumed, most of which will be taken care of by your liver, but some is still excreted through your urine and skin.  Once your reach your peak, your BAC will genrally (and this varies for all people) decrease at a rate of 0.015 per hour.\n\nMany states have a provision in their versions of DUI statutes though, that, the result of your BAC at the time of your official test is considered to be what you were driving at.  Chances are anyway, that if you blew into a small device to give you an idea of your BAC on the side of the road, that the device was a PRELIMINARY breath test, and might not be very accurate.  If you did a blood test or an intoxilyzer test (which is a large computer-type instrument) those results are very accurate.\n\nThere might always be loopholes in the system or in your case, and you can hire an attorney to attempt to find those, or maybe get you some type of deal with the DA.  But chances also are that you know how much you've had to drink that night, and sometimes honesty can help out in court.  Hope this helps.
547138
As a bartender I have had to take alot of alcohol awareness classes, usually taught by someone hired by the insurance company, as the answer is always the same. \nAlcohol is broken down with several determining factors, including but not limited to: the person's mental state of mind, their personal tolerance to alcohol, how much body weight they have, how often they drink and how much food they have consumed. All of those factor in, but usually it takes 1 ounce of alcohol ( as in 80 proof ) 1 hour to no longer have adverse affects. One bottle of beer one glass of wine all fall into the 1 ounce of liquor category. Also the lower the alcohol content in the drink the quicker it leaves. The one thing that amazed me is that if you mix the alcohol with carbonated mixers ( soda, club soda, tonic ) it takes longer to get out of the system. Something with the way the body processes the alcohol with the carbonation. Hope this helps
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The answer to this question is entirely dependant upon the persons metabolism and body weight. The amount of alcohol it takes to lose consciousness won't be the same for a 98lb person as it is for a 250lb person.\n\nAlcohol is metabolized by the liver, where enzymes break down the alcohol. Understanding the rate of metabolism is critical to understanding the effects of alcohol. In general, the liver can process one ounce of liquor (or one standard drink) in one hour. If you consume more than this, your system becomes saturated, and the additional alcohol will accumulate in the blood and body tissues until it can be metabolized. This is why pounding shots or playing drinking games can result in high blood alcohol concentrations that last for several hours.\n\nThe Blood Alcohol Educator is an interactive way to look at BAC levels. Once you input your gender and weight, you can choose the time of drink and how quickly you drink it. You can compare yourself to friends of different weights and gender:\n\nhttp://www.baecdrom.org/\n\nNow that you know how to calculate BAC, see how alcohol affects your body at different levels. The effects of blood alcohol content on thinking, feeling and behavior:\n\n0.02 - 0.03 Legal definition of intoxication in R.I. for people under 21 years of age. Few obvious effects; slight intensification of mood.\n\n0.05 - 0.06 Feeling of warmth, relaxation, mild sedation; exaggeration of emotion and behavior; slight decrease in reaction time and in fine-muscle coordination; impaired judgment about continued drinking.\n\n0.07 - 0.09 More noticeable speech impairment and disturbance of balance; impaired motor coordination, hearing and vision; feeling of elation or depression; increased confidence; may not recognize impairment.\n\n0.08 Legal definition of intoxication in R.I. for people 21 years and older.\n\n0.11 - 0.12 Coordination and balance becoming difficult; distinct impairment of mental faculties and judgment.\n\n0.14 - 0.15 Major impairment of mental and physical control; slurred speech, blurred vision and lack of motor skills; needs medical evaluation.\n\n0.20 Loss of motor control; must have assistance moving about; mental confusion; needs medical assistance.\n\n0.30 Severe intoxication; minimum conscious control of mind and body; needs hospitalization.\n\n0.30 - 0.60 This level of alcohol has been measured in people who have died of alcohol intoxication.\n\n0.40 Unconsciousness; coma; needs hospitalization.
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My first answer is for you to tell someone you feel comfortable telling.  You may only be 13, but you can very well have an addiction that can last a lifetime.  I too, had alcohol addiction at 13.  I stopped drinking at 16 when I married and had my first child.  I wish that I would have asked my parents for help to stop.  Only you can make the decision to quit or to continue.  I tried to quit many times.  My friends didn't even know how much I drank. I am a Christian and I will be praying for you. I hope that is OK. My final answer is there is nothing wrong with you that is not wrong with many of us.  Always love yourself.
48054
I heard of one person who had a problem with their liver and couldn't break down alchohol like most people. It stayed in his system much longer.\n\nA hangover is from dehydration. You must be getting enough liquids besides booze to not get it.
245661
I have a 24 yr old alcoholic boyfriend. His father was an alchoholic for years, but quit, and his grandfather was an alcoholic until he had a heart attack. One of his brothers is deep into alcoholism, and one is on his way at the tender age of 16. I dont know HOW alcoholic he is, but in the past, he would rather buy beer instead of paying bills sometimes. \n\nI thought I was tumbling down the same downward spiral for a while. But pulled myself out when he started becoming a mean drunk (after about 15 beers). I wanted to be sober enuf from then on to remember everything mean he said to me and tell him about it the next day. \n\nBut Ive found a way to make him slow down alot. I dont mention beer at all. And I just dont drink with him any more. I dont offer to drive anywhere when he does get drunk. I also wont have sex with him when he's drunk, and I tell him what a jerk he was the night before.\n\nI've discovered that without a drinking partner on the same drunken level, then drinking becomes boring and lonely to him. Especially if I ignore him when he gets really drunk. Alot of times, anymore, he'll drink a beer or three, and realize its no fun alone, then stop drinking for the night and start working on his music instead.\n\nBut I also have an advantage in this situation - all his friends and 4 brothers live a half hour drive away from us and none of them drive over to our house. So he really doesnt have any peer pressure TO drink in our home.
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Most of these answerers don't have any business talking about alcoholism. Listen to dhardy55, me  and other people with experience with this issue. Sadly there is a lot of misinformation in this list of answers..\n\n\nIt is quite easy, just answer this questions honestly...\n\nIF, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or IF when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic. (Big Book, Pg 44)\n\nThat is a quote directly from the big book of alcoholic anonymous. The biggest sign is if you crave alcohol. Only an alcoholic will crave alcohol. Alcoholism looks different in every body. It depends how advanced the disease is in you and in your family genetics. Don't let anyone else tell you if you are an alcoholic or not,only you really know. If you have ever tried to control your drinking then you might be an alcoholic. You only try to control your drinking if it is out of control. \nI liked the previous suggestion. Try quitting for 30 days. Check out a few meetings during that month and listen for any similarities between your thinking and that of other alcoholics. You don't even have to identify yourself as an alcoholic, you can just listen at first. The link below will help you find meetings in your area. That is how I started.....
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No You need at least 8 hours for Any amount of alcohol to pass through your system.
137771
I quit 20 years ago.  At first I would give in if I were drinking, and gradually, it was less and less.  Still, every once in a great while, I want a cigarette - I don't know what brings it on, but it passes fairly quickly and I never give in to the craving.
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It sounds like the answer to the problem is in the question. "I can't stop drinking.I drink and never get drunk". You are obviously an alcoholic and have built up a tolerance to it. Are you concerned about your physical welfare or are you disappointed because alchohol is not doing it for you anymore. Do yourself a favor coming from a recovering alcoholic...get in a program and get SOBER before you blackout and don't remember how you got home or worse yet who you killed on the highway driving. Don't be a statistic and don't make us one. GET HELP. Call 411 and get to AA mtg. now!!! Don't wait until your bottom falls out first...who knows you may not have one at all if you don't seek help SOON.
603238
well it seems clear to me you need to stay away from alcohol ! Good luck ! if you're tempted - grab a friend to hang with and stay busy til the urge passes.
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Sounds just like me and my now husband.  We changed everything. Our friends our jobs.everything. AA helps alot. Go to different meetings they are all different. Take some of it leave some of it, some of it is cheesy. Him and I both knew nothing other than drinking. It just seemed like the thing to do. Finally one day he screwed up really bad and it was done. Our lives are great..one year 2 days ago.SOBER. Give it a chance ....from one drunk to another give it a try !!!!!!!!!QUIT.
422837
Drinking ruins two days.  The day you drink and the day after.  I used to tend bar.
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It will be out of your system a couple of days after you stop taking it.\nIt says don't drink with it, but one or two is ok, not fall down puke all over yourself drunk.