Alcohol Facts for Men and Women

Our bodies eliminate alcohol at an average rate of .015% per hour. Nothing can speed up this process of eliminating alcohol - NOT exercise , coffee, or cold showers. They may wake a person up, but they do not reduce alcohol level. The body removes approximately one drink per hour. A person who drinks slowly -- about one drink an hour -- will not become significantly intoxicated. Generally, if a woman drinks the same amount of alcohol as a man dose, of the same weight, a woman will have a higher BAC than the man. Alcohol saturates all water bearing tissue (primarily muscle tissue) in our bodies. Because men tend to have more muscle tissue than women, a dose of alcohol is more diluted in a man. And more concentrated in a woman. The legal limit for drunk driving varies from .08% to .10 % BAC for adults. Federal regulations prohibit safety sensitive employees from working with an alcohol level of 0.02% BAC or greater. This resource information comes from Alcopro Drug and Alcohol Testing Products.