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If i drink 4 units of vodka in 4 hours, how long will it take to leave my system?
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About 4 hours: we metabolize a standard drink (not sure what you mean by a "unit") or 1 1/2 oz of distilled spirit, 12 oz of beer or 5 oz of table wine in about one hour. It depends somewhat on your liver status, presence of other medications that cross-react, and how quickly you dirnk the alcohol, and to a slight extent on your weight and height. But in general, one drink per hour is the rule.
Answered 9/28/2016
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