Does your body process alcohol faster while sleeping than when awake?

[Judgement]

For instance, if you had 10 drinks then normally (depending on what you've eaten etc) it would take 10 hours before all the alcohol was out of your system. It seems like people sober up more quickly from sleeping though, anyone know for sure?

 

[Garuda]

I think your best bet is to stay up for a few hours drinking lots of water (and of course using the bathroom many times). That's the best way to sober up, and avoid a hangover the next day after partying.

 

[Judgement]

I'm not talking about hangovers or the day after, I'm questioning more if someone was trying to sober up before driving home would it be more beneficial to sleep for a few hours than to sit around for a few hours.

 

[Garuda]

No, like I said, it's beneficial to pee a lot, since each time blood goes through your kidneys, some alcohol is extracted out. Therefore, stay up drinking lots of water.

 

[dmurray14]

Originally posted by: Judgement
I'm not talking about hangovers or the day after, I'm questioning more if someone was trying to sober up before driving home would it be more beneficial to sleep for a few hours than to sit around for a few hours.

Personally, I think their best bet would be to stop being a dumbass and wait until the next morning when they're FULLY sober. But that's just me, and I have no tolerance for drunk driving...

 

[Judgement]

Originally posted by: dmurray14

Originally posted by: Judgement
I'm not talking about hangovers or the day after, I'm questioning more if someone was trying to sober up before driving home would it be more beneficial to sleep for a few hours than to sit around for a few hours.

Personally, I think their best bet would be to stop being a dumbass and wait until the next morning when they're FULLY sober. But that's just me, and I have no tolerance for drunk driving...

It was the middle of the afternoon.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

it takes roughly 1hr for any persons liver to filter 1 drink (1 shot, 12oz. beer, 8oz. wine), and this is true no matter how large, small, skinny, tall you are, or whether you are sleeping, awake, eating, or drinking. (the only exeption is someone who has an unusually small liver from defects or surgery, who shouldn't be drinking alcohol anyway) however drinking lots of fluids (water or sports drinks{if you drink sports drinks it helps to have a 1:1 ratio and drink the same amount of water to reduce vomiting}) does help with the dehidration and can reduce the affects of hangovers somewhat. This depends on the individuals tolerance to different types of alcohol.

 

[Judgement]

I always just assumed that since your body does most of its healing while you're asleep it would be better at getting the alcohol out of your system.

 

[0roo0roo]

since your not getting anymore water during sleep, you might filter out the same amount as when awake, but yea, u get dehydrated. and the sleep quality is really gone, since its more unconsciousness then sleep.