2023-06-01 15:22:00
From 1.2 g/l of alcohol to 1.5 g/l a real difference?
There are several stages of BAC when drinking alcohol. When we are at 1.2 grams of alcohol per liter of blood, we fall into the “drunk” category at more or less 6 glasses of wine, according to a table made available to us by Pr. Peter Stärkel . The symptoms experienced are: loss of sense of responsibility, lifting of inhibitions, aggression then depression, etc. (non-exhaustive list of course). But, in the case of driving vehicles, is there really a noticeable difference in state between 1.2 and 1.5 grams of alcohol per liter of blood? “Indeed, the difference is not major because we already have such alterations with 1.2 grams of alcohol per liter of blood that when we go to 1.5, it’s about the same thing at the level of alterations: whether at the visual level, reaction time, vision, etc. “, explains Pr. Peter Stärkel. “We do not really see what this will profoundly change except possibly a deterrent effect of saying that here it is: at 1.5g/l, we still have perhaps a glass or two more. This will perhaps allow people to stop earlier. But physiologically speaking, from the point of view of impact on reactions, the alteration of vision, the possibility of reacting, etc., it will not change the situation profoundly.”
When one is at 1.5 grams of alcohol per liter of blood, one passes into the category of marked drunkenness, with 7 and a half glasses of wine (effects of incoherence in the remarks and problems in thinking), according to the table made available to us by Prof. Peter Stärkel. This goes for other alcohols, with different doses depending on the degree. The objective of this change therefore lies in a desire for more deterrence, even if obviously, Prof. Peter Stärkel explains it: two more glasses make a difference, but even without these, it is a hazard. “With 1.2 grams of alcohol per liter of blood, there are already profound alterations, so driving in this state can almost be criminal. Although I think the idea is more of a deterrent, because obviously , we are even less well at 1.5 grams of alcohol per liter of blood but at 1.2 g/l we are already so altered that the ability to drive is greatly impaired.
Is it possible to eliminate alcohol faster? To lower your rate…
Pr. Peter Stärkel’s answer is clear. “No, absolutely not. We have a fairly constant elimination of alcohol. It’s 0.1 g (for women) to 0.15 g per hour (for men). Concretely for 1.2 grams of alcohol per liter of blood, it takes 12 hours to eliminate it on average. All the things we said: drinking coffee, running, etc., all this does not change the rate of elimination. On the contrary, coffee seems to have a slowing rather than accelerating effect.” As you will have understood, only time allows the natural elimination of alcohol. “It doesn’t change anything to wait 15 minutes, but it depends on when you stopped drinking. If you drank 30 minutes before, the alcohol will probably still be going up, so it won’t change anything. It goes up faster than it goes down.” You have to wait 1 hour or 1h30 so that a drink can be eliminated by our body, but again, it depends on the person.
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