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Are cold showers or drinking strong hot coffee effective ways to sober up after drinking alcohol?
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∙ 8y ago
These help, but time is the best way to sober up. You should take advantage of a designated driver or a taxi when you recognize you are drunk.
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Why don't cold showers or hot coffee help to sober up?
Because taking a shower or drinking some coffee doesn't get the alcohol out of your body, although it might help you be more alert.
Can you reduce your impairment by drinking coffee or cold showers?
No, don't drink and you won't be impaired.
Does drinking coffee after drinking alcohol make any difference?
No coffee doesn't make you sober. It will just make you a hyper drunk. That was an old wives tale.
Does coffee dehydrate you more after drinking alcohol?
Coffee and alcohol dehydrate you about the same per volume. You would need double the amount of water to hydrate your body back to the same point it was before the consumption of coffee or alcohol.
How do you flush your system of alcohol?
You can help your kidneys to flush your system of alcohol by drinking lots of fluids that do not contain alcohol. Coffee is good.
Can your Blood alcohol level be reduced by drinking coffee?
No. The body needs to metabolize alcohol and that only happens over time.
Can Blood alcohol level be reduced by drinking coffee.?
No. The body needs to metabolize alcohol and that only happens over time.
Eating food or drinking coffee will cause alcohol to leave your body faster?
No, only time will reduce the level of alcohol in a person's body.
Can exercise or cold shower lower blood alcohol level?
NO. Nothing will lower a blood alcohol level except time. Not coffee, not oxygen, not cold showers, not exercise. Alcohol is burned by the metabolism of the body, and it takes time to do that.
Is it good to drink tea after alcohol?
Tea will keep the body hydrated after drinking alcohol, which is a key way of drinking safely and avoiding a hangover. However, tea also is naturally caffeinated, which is not always the best mix with alcohol. Tea is good to drink after alcohol in moderation.
Can you speed up the process by your body rids itself of alcohol?
No, the body metabolizes alcohol at a constant rate, and trying to speed up the process can be dangerous. Drinking water, eating food, and getting rest can help sober you up, but the only way to truly eliminate alcohol is through time.
Can drinking coffee or alcohol can stop 1 month period of pregnancy?
No. But drinking alcohol can, if you decide to keep the baby, cause mental problems and birth defects in your child. You need some good medical advice.
