for how long does alcohol poisoning last?

Question

My boyfriend drank a whole bottle of taquila and has alcohol poisoning. How long will it last?

Answer 1

A few hours...: ...Or until death, whichever comes sooner.

Answer 2

Depends : If you are truly poisoned, it is a medical emergency associated with slowed breathing, hypothermia and potentially death. A alcohol-naive person may be poisoned at a level of 200 mg%, and that may take 15-20 hours to get down to zero, although people will wake up after it is down below 120 mg% or so. Higher levels (like 300-400 mg%) take over 24 hours to metabolize if they havent killed you.

Answer 3

No: Alcohol "poisoning" refers to drinking so much alcohol (or enough alcohol too quickly) that the person becomes unconscious / unresponsive.

Answer 4

Not quite: Alcohol is a toxic substance which in large amounts can cause toxicity or "alcohol poisoning".

Answer 5

Alcohol Toxins: It depends. Small cases will go away fairly quickly. Extreme cases can lead to death. Many people do permanent brain damage from chronic overuse of alcohol, which cannot be recovered from. All alcohol, if consumed at all, should be done very moderately. Overuse is never okay.

Answer 6

It can last forever: That is, if it kills you. Alcohol is a short-acting drug, but alcohol poisoning usually occurs at levels of alcohol of 300 mg% or more, often at levels of 500 mg% or more. This amount of alcohol will take 10-15 hours to metabolize. If that level, however, slows your breathing and eventually stops your heart and decreases oxygen in the brain, it can kill or lead to permanent brain and other damage.

Answer 7

Stay with them: As you mentioned, calling for emergency help is first and most important thing to do. While waiting, stay with the person. Try to keep them upright in a sitting position. If they vomit, you do not want them to choke on it-that is probably the most important thing to do while waiting for help to arrive.

Answer 8

Protect the airway: Try and keep them awake and their airway clear. If they pass out, or begin to vomit, roll them onto their left side. Avoid giving him/her anything to eat or drink.

Answer 9

Completely different: Alcohol poisoning can cause respiratory depression and can lead to death. Exsanguination is really something all together different and means bleeding out, or bleeding to death.

Answer 10

Depends on levels: A naive individual who drinks as little as a pint of 80 proof liquor (chugging, as in fraternity/sorority hazings) may die with an alcohol level of 250 mg%. More tolerant individuals may need alcohol levels two to three times that level to experience poisoning. Alcohol is metabolized at 10-15 mg%/hour, so about a day would be required to fully metabolize a level of 300 mg%.

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