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By lily825 | Jun 04, 2009

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Answered by J T Junig, MD PhD

Alcohol

If I drank 2 bottles of white wine wednesday night and need to take a blood alcohol level test on friday will it be positive? I am 36 yrs old, 145 pounds, and 5'7"

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J T Junig, MD PhD

Jun 11, 2009

Hard to say for sure. You generally burn off an ounce of alcohol per hour. Take the ounces of wine, about 8% alcohol or so... get the number of ounces of alcohol and multiply to get the hours to metabolize it... but then you will have some breakdown products for a few hours as well that will look suspicious. The best bet is to go back in time and don't drink the wine.

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cornczech

Jun 12, 2009

No offense, Dr Junig....but had a doctor...especially a psychiatrist, told me, " The best bet is to go back in time and don't drink the wine." I would have fired him/her instantly....and it would have NOTHING to do with denial or anything.....I just find that comment to be VERY condescending.......

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