If you drink alcohol you should

If you drink alcohol you should

• A. Drink all at once
• B. Sip slowly for a short period
• C. Space your drinks out over a long period of time
• D. Mix alcohol with caffeine

Answer: (C)

Spacing your drinks out over a long period of time lets your body metabolize the alcohol between drinks, reducing how impaired you are at any given moment. The liver clears alcohol at a steady pace (roughly one standard drink per hour, though it varies by person), so giving time between sips means your blood alcohol level drops before you have another drink. Drinking all at once makes you peak higher and stay impaired longer. Sipping slowly for a short period can still leave you with significant impairment, and mixing alcohol with caffeine doesn’t speed up clearance and can mask how drunk you feel, leading to risky behavior. If you’ve been drinking, the safest choice is not to drive and arrange a sober ride.

Spacing your drinks out over a long period of time lets your body metabolize the alcohol between drinks, reducing how impaired you are at any given moment. The liver clears alcohol at a steady pace (roughly one standard drink per hour, though it varies by person), so giving time between sips means your blood alcohol level drops before you have another drink. Drinking all at once makes you peak higher and stay impaired longer. Sipping slowly for a short period can still leave you with significant impairment, and mixing alcohol with caffeine doesn’t speed up clearance and can mask how drunk you feel, leading to risky behavior. If you’ve been drinking, the safest choice is not to drive and arrange a sober ride.