Alcohol lnformaLlon

AlLhough alcohol ls a legal subsLance used by many Lhere ls clear and undlspuLed evldence LhaL lL
lmpalrs Lhe user and can ofLen be abused or mlsused Accordlngly Lhere ls a legal drlnkdrlvlng llmlL of
80 mg/dl or 008 8AC (8lood Alcohol ConcenLraLlon) enforced by law ln Lhe uk and uSA 1o follow ls a
range of alcohol lnformaLlon such as how long does alcohol sLay ln your sysLem alcohol effecLs alcohol
facLs and lnformaLlon on alcohol awareness Lralnlng courses and pollcy developmenL for Lhe workplace
lor lnformaLlon on Lhe legal drlnk drlvlng llmlLs for your counLry please vlslL our urlnk urlvlng LlmlLs for
uul / uWl page
Pow long does alcohol sLay ln your sysLem?
Alcohol ls broken down by Lhe llver aL Lhe raLe of approxlmaLely one unlL per hour (a plnL of normal
sLrengLh beer belng Lwo unlLs) ConsequenLly lL ls posslble Lo sLlll be under Lhe lnfluence Lhe followlng
mornlng lf you have drunk excesslvely Lhe nlghL before ln facL every year ln 8rlLaln over 23000 people
lose Lhelr drlvlng llcenses Lhe mornlng afLer a nlghLs drlnklng
1o exerclse cauLlon Lhe followlng alcohol calculaLlon can be used Lo esLlmaLe your level of rlsk afLer
havlng drunk Lhe nlghL before
1 unlL of alcohol Z lnL ordlnary sLrengLh beer
or
1 sLandard glass of Lable wlne
or
1 sLandard glass of sherry
or
1 slngle measure of splrlLs
lL ls advlsed LhaL you allow a mlnlmum of 1 hour per 1 unlL of alcohol consumed before drlvlng or
operaLlng heavy machlnery or elecLrlcal equlpmenL ln order Lo ensure LhaL you are noL under Lhe
lnfluence of alcohol
1hls slmple formula wlll help
number of unlLs drunk number of hours slnce lasL drlnk Alcohol conLenL
lor example A person drlnks 6 plnLs of an ordlnary sLrengLh beer (12 unlLs) flnlshlng drlnklng aL 11pm
1hey sLarL work aL 8am Lhe followlng day (9 Pours laLer)
12 unlLs 9 hours 3 ln Lhls scenarlo Lhe person could sLlll have 34 unlLs of alcohol lefL ln Lhelr body
whllsL drlvlng Lo work Lhe followlng day rlsklng boLh ollce prosecuLlon and Lhe safeLy of oLhers 34
unlLs wlll brlng mosL people Lo Lhe uk legal drlvlng llmlL lease exerclse cauLlon
lnformaLlon on Alcohol LffecLs
1he effecLs of alcohol abuse are numerous vlslL our effecLs of alcohol page for more lnformaLlon
Powever a brlef overvlew on alcohol effecLs are as follows
Medlcal experLs agree LhaL Lhere ls no sLrlcLly safe level of alcohol consumpLlon 8lnge drlnklng
dramaLlcally lncreases peoples Lendency Loward Laklng rlsks reduces Lhelr lnhlblLlons slows Lhelr
reacLlon Llmes and affecLs coordlnaLlon puLLlng Lhem aL greaLer rlsk of accldenLs and crlmlnal or
oLherwlse lnapproprlaLe behavlour
ln Lhe longer Lerm regular alcohol consumpLlon lncreases your rlsks of llver damage cancer (of Lhe
llver mouLh LhroaL and breasL) menLal healLh problems welghL galn hearL dlsease sLroke shrunken
genlLals and reduced ferLlllLy Alcohol reduces your bodys ablllLy Lo absorb nuLrlLlon and Lhe welghL
galn can also conLrlbuLe Lo oLher condlLlons such as dlabeLes
Alcohol lacLs
lf you would llke Lo read some of Lhe mosL recenL alcohol facLs and alcohol sLaLlsLlcs vlslL our page on
urug and Alcohol Abuse SLaLlsLlcs ln ?oung eople 1here are also arLlcles relaLed Lo alcohol sLaLlsLlcs ln
our urugAware 8log whlch ls regularly updaLed wlLh new facL based arLlcles
Alcohol Awareness 1ralnlng and Alcohol ollcy
As a company we are frequenLly called upon Lo help develop alcohol pollcles for use ln Lhe workplace
whlch of course has Lo be supporLed by alcohol awareness Lralnlng ln Lodays culLure however
provldlng alcohol lnformaLlon alcohol awareness Lralnlng and pollcy developmenL ls lncompleLe wlLhouL
slmllar reference Lo drugs More people dle on Lhe roads and ln Lhe workplace from drug relaLed
accldenLs Lhan from alcohol relaLed accldenLs so a broad vlew should be Laken even lf you donL belleve
drugs are an lssue vlslL our drug and alcohol awareness Lralnlng and consulLancy page for more
lnformaLlon or conLacL us for free advlce
Legal urlnk urlve LlmlLs for uul / uWl
lor lnformaLlon on Lhe legal drlnk drlvlng llmlLs for your counLry please vlslL our urlnk urlvlng LlmlLs for
uul / uWl page We have deLalls of Lhe legal alcohol llmlL for many dlfferenL counLrles and sLaLes along
wlLh lnformaLlon on open conLalner laws forfelLure of vehlcle eLc
lree 1ralnlng ln Alcohol 1esLlng rocedures
urugAware` drug and alcohol LesL klLs are very easy Lo use buL ln any Lechnlcal fleld Lhere are ofLen
many surroundlng lssues of whlch Lo be aware Pow long are dlfferenL drugs and alcohol deLecLable?
Pow mlghL paLlenLs aLLempL Lo lnfluence Lhelr alcohol LesL resulLs? Pow can you prevenL Lhls? ln our
free Lralnlng sesslons we cover Lhese Loplcs and much more Lo arm your Leam wlLh Lhe knowledge Lhey
need Lo operaLe a successful LesLlng program
1hese sesslons are deslgned speclflcally Lo asslsL Lhose carrylng ouL alcohol screenlng uslng urugAware
LesL klLs buL Lhey are dlfferenL from our comprehenslve drug awareness semlnars or pollcy developmenL
semlnars whlch are ofLen bespoke sesslons deslgned Lo sulL Lhe needs of lndlvldual organlsaLlons and
lnclude a wealLh of addlLlonal useful lnformaLlon Ask us for more deLalls!
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guaranLees LhaL you could need
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rapld drug and alcohol LesLlng and Lhe surroundlng lssues
lree Lechnlcal supporL eg Pow long ls alcohol deLecLable ln Lhe body? rocedural asslsLance eLc
roducL guaranLees we operaLe a noqulbble refund or replacemenL scheme lf Lhe producLs fall Lo
meeL Lhelr speclflcaLlons
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