Do different people urn alcohol at different rates; and can someone who never drinks have too much alcohol in their blood after only one glass of beer?
Most people burn alcohol at the same rate – about one glass of any alcohol beverage every two to three hours. Liver action may be slowed down due to disease or the use of certain medication, and if this is the case, alcohol ‘degradation’ will take longer. As a result, the level of alcohol in some peoples’ blood may be higher than average after they have had a few drinks. The amount of alcohol in your blood after one drink will be more or less the same whether you drink frequently or never at all. Your blood alcohol level depends on how many drinks you have consumed, the speed at which you are drinking, your weight and your gender – not how often you indulge. The main difference will be one of familiarity: if you drink regularly the feelings and sensations that alcohol triggers will be familiar to you: if you never drink they will seem strange and you are likely to notice them sooner than a regular drinker. Also, different people may feel the effects of the same amount of alcohol differ
