It’s better, of course, not to drink at all. But what to do if excessive intoxication has already happened? A few simple ways will help you sober up quickly.

A holiday is a wonderful bright occasion for meeting friends and family. A holiday accompanied by strong alcohol is a rollercoaster, in which a dizzying ascent is certainly followed by an even more dizzying descent. Just a few hours ago everything was so good, but now everything is worse. Sound familiar?

It is well known that there is no better cure for severe intoxication than a long, sound sleep. But here’s the problem: you still have to get to your home. Or another, no less interesting situation: You are at home, but with you there is a row of non-transportable guests. Well, it’s a very sad development of events - when you only have a few hours to recover from a hangover, and you have to be in shape in the morning. What to do? How to sober up quickly?

Sober up for half an hour

When it comes to delivering guests who have had too much to drink to the taxi door or getting to a helpful vehicle yourself (in no case driving!), you can do it in simple ways. There are more than a dozen folk remedies, which help to sober up to one degree or another, without resorting to radical measures, including the help of doctors. They will not help you sober up completely and are unlikely to completely relieve the hangover that comes after intoxication, but with their help you will be able to leave a hospitable home on your own.

Popular folk remedies:

• Cold shower. If you can’t get completely under the shower, try to wet your head at least. Don't forget to brush your teeth.
• Tonic drinks. For example, coffee or strong tea with lemon.
• Fruits . The best ones are those that contain a lot of fructose: apples, bananas, pears, oranges, peaches, grapefruits, grapes, strawberries.
• Honey. This remedy works effectively due to the same fructose. The main thing is not to overdo it with liquids, otherwise honey can cause vomiting. If there is no honey, you can replace it with jam or something else sweet, the main thing is to saturate the shocked body with glucose. But be careful: sugars stimulate the absorption of alcohol, so it is better to rinse your stomach first.
• Milk. It is believed that milk prevents the rapid absorption of alcohol, therefore inhibiting the process of intoxication. Therefore, it is better to use this method in advance - by drinking a glass of milk BEFORE, and not after drinking alcohol. This method is not suitable for those who are milk intolerant, so again be careful.
• Cola.
• This is an American product. If you find a bottle of Pepsi or Coca-Cola after the feast, use it. In some countries, indigestion is also “treated” using the same method, which does not eliminate the harm of these and other sweet carbonated drinks.
• Mint. Mint tincture perfectly relieves intoxication; the problem is usually that after feasts it is rarely possible to find it in the house. Therefore, it is better to prepare in advance. To do this, either buy a ready-made tincture at the pharmacy, or make it yourself by pouring a teaspoon of dried mint into a glass of vodka - the tincture will be ready in a week. The victim should measure out 20 drops and give it to drink with a glass of liquid. Ammonia.
• The method is quite cruel, especially since in this case the ammonia will not need to be sniffed, but drunk. Add 5-6 drops to a glass of cold water and treat it to someone in need. However, the smell of ammonia can also help, but keep in mind that when intoxicated, the sense of smell decreases, so before you let the ammonia smell, you should “bring to life” the nose itself. For example, through massage.
• Aspirin. An old, proven method. An aspirin tablet will work better if taken into the stomach with sour fruit juice. If aspirin is not available, ibuprofen can be used. Anti-alcohol cocktail.
• Another tough method - in case ammonia does not help. To prepare, you need to mix pinches of red and black pepper with salt, add egg yolk, a teaspoon of vegetable oil and two tablespoons of tomato puree. Separately mix horseradish with vinegar. Combine all this and give it to the intoxicated person to drink in one gulp (if, of course, you are willing to take the risk). Reflexology. Quite a subtle method, but very effective. Its essence is to influence certain sensitive points of the body. The easiest way is to find such points between and the nose and between the bases of the thumb and index fingers. When you press on these points, a pain reflex occurs. Press firmly on the sensitive point and massage for a minute. You can massage your ears and feet in the same way.
• Talk and think. We all remember the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath,” in which main character Having passed out a long way from Moscow to Leningrad, he quickly comes to his senses after a forced conversation in someone else’s apartment. This is not a joke, a conversation can really help a person sober up if it stimulates his mind. Do you remember what difficult tasks the main character of the film set for the uninvited guest? If you have the unenviable fate of bringing a drunken person to his senses, ask him intellectual questions, make you think. If this person is you yourself, and there is nowhere to wait for help, try solving crossword puzzles or at least reading a book.
• Physical activity. During physical activity, the breakdown of alcohol accelerates, and accordingly, the time it takes to leave the body is reduced. Walk, run, do simple exercises, including coordination exercises. In addition, fresh air also helps to sober up quickly.

Radical measures

The previous methods are good if you only need to sober up in order to get to your own bed and give sleep the opportunity to do all the main work of bringing the injured body to life. But what to do if you need to sober up urgently, for a long time, one might even say, completely?

There are other ways too. They are very harsh, and therefore good not only because they are effective, but also because they discourage many people from drinking alcohol for a long time.

So, here's what you need to do to sober up:

1. Enema. This is not the whole method, but only the first stage. No matter how unpleasant it may sound, you will need at least three enemas, a couple of liters each. For this, use ordinary water at room temperature. The purpose of an enema is to cleanse the intestines.
2. Gastric lavage. Now water is poured into the body naturally; you need to drink about 700 ml at a time. In total you will need to drink about three liters.
3. Mint. Mint tincture perfectly relieves intoxication; the problem is usually that after feasts it is rarely possible to find it in the house. Therefore, it is better to prepare in advance. To do this, either buy a ready-made tincture at the pharmacy, or make it yourself by pouring a teaspoon of dried mint into a glass of vodka - the tincture will be ready in a week. The victim should measure out 20 drops and give it to drink with a glass of liquid. This is easier, just moisten the cotton wool and smell it.
4. Ascorbic acid. After the most unpleasant procedures are completed, you need to feed the exhausted body. Ascorbic acid can be eaten in tablets; for 70 kg of weight you will need about 2.5 g.
5. Vitamin B1.
6. You can’t do without injections in such a serious matter. Vitamin B1 is best purchased in ampoules with a 20% glucose solution. You need about 10 ml to send to a drunken body.
7. Physical activity. Diuretic. Now you can eat, but only to get rid of the harmful liquid that managed to leave the gastrointestinal tract before general cleaning. Watermelons, cucumbers, strawberries, oatmeal broth, green tea and decoctions with a similar effect work well as a diuretic. In general, you need to drink a lot, at least just mineral water. If the patient can move without harm to himself, you can try to load him properly. The load should be such that the heart rate doubles. However, it is important not to overdo it: if physical fitness is in
8. better days
9. is not good, then activity under the influence can end badly.

Steam room.

If you have the opportunity to steam well, you should take advantage of it. With sweat, the body will remove a lot more of what should not have been put into it. But again, look at the condition, this can become an excessive load for the core.

Dream. If there is such an opportunity, then it is still worth putting the sober person to bed for at least a couple of hours.

• Approximately the same thing, but in a more technological form, can be performed in a clinical setting with the help of professional doctors. It is worth warning that the procedure is unlikely to be more pleasant. In principle, just one description is enough to ask yourself the following question: How can one not reach such a life? Roughly speaking, how can you avoid getting drunk to the point where a holiday turns into a disease?
• First of all, don't mix. It is not advisable to mix drinks from
• different types
• alcohol, no matter how high quality they are. If you still have to do this, at least don’t lower the temperature.

Finally, I would like to wish: do not forget that the holiday always follows the morning. And it’s better to be more sober during the party so that you can wake up the next day with a lighter head. Do not succumb to the provocations of those “ahead”, enjoy the holiday itself. In the end, we celebrate even the least significant events in life in order to remember this day and the emotions accompanying it, and not at all a disgusting hangover. What can we say about really important occasions, after which it is incredibly disappointing to realize that you don’t remember anything due to a drunken stupor.

I would like to note once again that no problems with sobering up arise for those who do not drink alcohol. And this doesn’t make their holidays any less fun! Think about it.

There are situations in life when you simply need to sober up quickly. The best healer who can remove alcohol from the bloodstream without leaving a trace can only be time, this is an indisputable fact. However, it is not always possible to wait. Almost everyone has experienced force majeure, when, while drinking alcohol, the need suddenly arises to act judiciously, conduct important negotiations, help a friend, get home or create the appearance of sobriety. How to sober up when time is short? Let's consider the main methods that take into account the degree of intoxication and the duration of the effect of enlightenment from alcohol vapor.

The fastest way

We'll have to start with a sad moment. If you are interested in how to sober up in 5 minutes, then know that in such a record time nothing will come of it on your own. The point is that complete removal of alcohol from the blood of a drunk person is possible only in a hospital setting. Few people want to go to a drug treatment clinic in order to sober up; such a decision is justified only in the most severe cases.

Therefore, what follows is a story about how to quickly sober up, without resorting to the help of specialists, at home. But we must make a reservation that it will still not be possible to sober up “like a piece of glass.” These methods will help reduce the concentration of alcohol in the body to an acceptable level and shake up the mind, bringing it to a meaningful state.

Sober up if you're not already drinking

Let's consider the situation: how to quickly sober up from alcohol if about an hour and a half has passed since the last outpouring? This time was not taken by chance: it was after one and a half to two hours that the concentration of alcohol in the blood reaches its maximum and its removal from the slowly sobering body begins. After vodka or after beer - it’s not so important, the mechanism is the same, only the degree of intoxication differs. True, there are drinks that have the property of getting drunk faster, but also leaving the bloodstream faster:

• champagne, sparkling wines, sparkling drinks;
• sweet drinks (like liqueurs, liqueurs, cocktails);
• hot drinks whose temperature is higher than human body temperature;
• the alcohol that is drunk in small doses is retained in the mouth and savored (due to the absorption of alcohol through the oral mucosa).

The fact that alcohol has begun to leave you can be understood by the smell of fumes that has replaced the alcohol “aroma,” as well as a frequent urge to urinate. How to sober up in this case? The answer depends on how quickly you need to sober up and for how long.

I need to sober up for a while

A short period of time means a period that does not exceed 30 minutes. That is, this time is enough to answer the phone call, walk short distance on foot, etc. The algorithm of actions to increase the tone of the nervous system will be as follows:

1. Induce vomiting. Since the absorption of alcohol continues in the stomach, if you want to sober up, you need to cleanse it as much as possible and stop this process. To do this, you can drink several glasses of warm water. If for some reason this option is not suitable, then you must accept Activated carbon in tablets or another drug replacing it, wash it down with cool still water. True, coal is less effective means than vomiting.
2. Drink coffee or strong black tea. It is advisable not to do this until the stomach has been cleansed, since drinking liquid, especially sweet liquid, promotes greater absorption of alcohol. Coffee and tea tone you up, but the feeling of vigor is not enough to get behind the wheel. It will not be possible to sober up to a completely adequate state with their help, although it will seem that you have enough strength for everything. However, a drunk person still remains drunk, even when it seems to him that he is cheerful and fresh. Slow reactions and impaired motor functions have not gone away with coffee intake. Therefore, you should refrain from driving a car and working with complex mechanisms.
3. Drink plenty of water, as tea and coffee remove fluid from the body.
4. Wash with cool water and take water procedures. You can try to wipe yourself with snow, take a cold shower, but do this without fanaticism: a drunk person has reduced sensitivity to cold. But a contrast shower has never harmed anyone. This is an excellent remedy that improves blood circulation and has an invigorating effect. The procedure is simple: pour hot water over your entire body for 20–60 seconds, then turn on cold water, and so on several times. If possible, rinse your hair too.
5. Massage your feet and ears.
6. Brush your teeth, rinse your mouth with sparkling water, chew mint. All these methods are designed to freshen your breath and consciousness.
7. When the effect has passed, you need to give your body a break from alcoholic libations and sleep for at least a couple of hours.

Sober up for half an hour or more

Let’s say that you finished drinking alcohol about 1.5–2 hours ago. And suddenly there was a need for clear and conscious actions that would take a decent amount of time. How to quickly sober up in this situation? It is necessary to remove alcohol from the blood as much as possible. Although the alcohol already comes out naturally, you can help this process by speeding it up.

Since alcohol is absorbed not only in the stomach, but also in the intestines, it is necessary to cover the entire gastrointestinal tract. An effective remedy for long-term sobering up is an enema with water at room temperature. In total you will need at least 2 liters of water. To cleanse the stomach, we use repeated lavages.

How to quickly sober up with ascorbic acid? This is not a joke, ascorbic acid really helps you get sober faster. Take 2.5 g of instant vitamin and see for yourself. After 10–15 minutes, another help from the pharmacy will come to the rescue - vitamin B1 or thiamine, sold in the form of a 5% injection solution. In this case, you don’t need to inject it, but you need to drink it, preferably in a 20% glucose solution.

Healthy and strong people can invigorate themselves with short and intense physical activity. It should cause profuse sweating and increased heart rate by 2 times the original rate. This activity speeds up your metabolism, which increases your chance of sobering up faster. It is also important here to replenish fluid loss by drinking more clean water.

There is no fumes yet, but you need to be sober

If you have just finished drinking alcoholic beverages, and it’s time to sober up as quickly as possible, follow these general tips:

• go out into the fresh air, you can walk at a fast pace;
• if possible, visit a sauna or steam bath, only if you do not have problems with the heart and blood vessels;
• drink liquid - mineral water, green tea, oatmeal; make up for its losses with watermelon, zucchini, strawberries;
• you can take a diuretic – veroshpiron;
• ammonia, ascorbic acid, vitamin B - according to the above scheme;
• mental activity - not in the form of thinking about mortal things, but in the form of puzzles, crosswords, puzzles to make the brain work hard;
• washing, cool shower.

Who will we sober up?

It happens that in a company you need to choose one person who can sober up easier and faster for the common good. The rule here is that an intoxicated man first loses his speech abilities, while a woman gets drunk faster and loses motor skills. Therefore, it is believed that a man can handle the mechanism better, and a woman can handle negotiations better. However, if it turns out that a person does not feel pain, then it is better to delegate the responsible functions to someone else.

And do not forget that in case of possible offenses, the state of alcoholic intoxication does not mitigate the punishment, but, on the contrary, is an aggravating circumstance. Therefore, driving while drunk should be avoided in every possible way.

After any of the sobering procedures, when the task is completed, the person involved must be given the opportunity to sleep for at least 3 hours, and preferably more. You should also not drink alcohol: rapid intoxication will create unnecessary stress, and the body must have time to recover.

Preventive measures

To avoid getting too drunk, you can take a number of measures:

• eat a hearty meal before the feast;
• do not mix different alcoholic drinks at the table;
• drink water between glasses or glasses of alcohol.

These methods will allow you to stay relatively sober longer and bounce back faster if necessary. In addition, this way the feast will be more enjoyable, and a hangover may completely avoid you.

Briefly:

Ways to sober up for 30 minutes:

1. induce vomiting;
2. drink black coffee or strong tea;
3. foot and ear massage;
4. rinse your mouth with soda, brush your teeth, chew mint or bay leaf;
5. wash with cold water or snow, take a cold shower.

Ways to sober up for a long time (or if alcohol is still entering the bloodstream):

1. enema and gastric lavage;
2. sniff ammonia (do not drink!);
3. take ascorbic acid (2.5 g per 70 kg body weight);
4. after 10-15 minutes, take at least 10 ml of a 5% solution of thiamine (vitamin B1);
5. go out into the fresh air;
6. steam bath or sauna (if there are no heart problems);
7. diuretics (veroshpiron, drinking plenty of fluids, green tea, watermelon, etc.);
8. short but intense physical activity with your heart rate doubling.

What does "sober up" mean? How to achieve sober behavior and how to quickly remove alcohol from the body

It happens that among protracted holidays, circumstances at the most unexpected moment require a sudden and rapid transition from a drunken state to a state requiring meaningful action.

The author of this article is aware of an episode when one of the participants in a drunken company was stabbed, and he needed to be quickly transported to the nearest institution capable of providing surgical assistance. At the same time, among those able to get behind the wheel, there was not a single sober person left. It was impossible to call for help, and the only way out was to choose the least drunk person and try in a short time to improve his mental perception and motor skills to a level that allows the person to drive a car and not get into an accident.

One important point. If you want alcohol that has already entered the body earlier to somehow be eliminated or destroyed in a matter of minutes, then we have to disappoint you: without the use of special efferent (forcibly removing foreign substances) methods, available only in specialized toxicology departments and centers, this problem is unsolvable in principle. However There are methods that will allow you to achieve sober behavior from a person for a short period of time.

Therefore, the advice will be different: depending on how long you need to get into a sober state, and also and mainly on whether the drunk alcohol is still entering the blood (scientifically - the resorption phase) or is already being removed and destroyed (elimination phase ). That is, the question is: how to quickly remove alcohol from the bloodstream.

How to understand this?

• by changes in feelings and behavior;
• You can be guided by the fact that the maximum concentration of alcohol in the blood will be approximately an hour and a half after drinking. But some drinks are absorbed faster and, accordingly, eliminated faster: these are carbonated drinks and champagne; drinks with a temperature higher than body temperature; drinks that you drink in small portions and keep in your mouth for a long time (alcohol is absorbed through the mouth too);
• The onset of the phase of removing alcohol from the blood is indicated by the appearance of a fume smell instead of the smell of alcohol, as well as the beginning of running around to relieve oneself.

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How to get sober in the short term

If you need to sober up for 20 - 25 minutes, and the amount of alcohol in the blood is already decreasing (see above), then you can try to limit yourself to drugs that increase the tone of the nervous system. This one will help folk way such as washing with cold water or snow, as well as a cold shower or swimming in cold water, massage of the feet and ears, toileting the oral cavity (rinsing with sparkling water, brushing teeth, chewing mint or bay leaf). For oral administration, black coffee or very strong tea is good.

In winter, you can bring an intoxicated person to his senses by taking him outside. Like any other strong impact on the central nervous system (for example, severe pain), this will help achieve sober behavior. However, care must be taken to ensure that a person does not become hypothermic, because intoxication deprives a person of the ability to adequately assess temperature.

The best result will be obtained on a man 30-38 years old, who drinks regularly, but is not an alcoholic, who drank weak or quickly absorbed drinks.

Since drinking liquid increases the absorption of previously taken alcohol in the stomach, it is advisable to empty the stomach by inducing vomiting before drinking coffee or tea.

However, it is better not to put a person who has sobered up with the help of coffee behind the wheel of a car. Researchers from Temple University in Philadelphia (USA) claim that drinking in combination with coffee increases the risk of getting into trouble. A drunk person realizes that he is drunk and may be inadequate. However, having cheered up with the help of coffee, a person seems to be able to do much more than he really is: after all, in fact, he is still drunk. He still has the same altered state of consciousness and motor disturbances as usual among drunks, but at the same time he feels more alert and begins to behave more boldly, without miscalculating his strength. American researchers conducted an experiment on mice and were convinced that the same thing was observed in them: mice that received coffee and alcohol take unnecessary risks in a maze with traps, while simply drunk mice behave more calmly, and sober mice behave more calmly after coffee. anxious, but cautious.

How to sober up for a long time (more than half an hour)

If it is necessary to maintain a state of sobering for longer than half an hour, as well as if a critical situation arises when alcohol is still entering the blood (see above), one cannot do without measures that reduce resorption, as well as measures to accelerate the removal of alcohol from the blood. So, how to quickly remove alcohol from the blood?

Ideally it is necessary purgation in the form of at least three high enemas, with a total of no less than 2 liters of water at room temperature, then repeated gastric lavages - in portions of no less than 700 ml of water, in total no less than 5 - 8 liters of water.

After washing the gastrointestinal tract you should:

How else can you quickly remove alcohol from the blood?

Accelerates the elimination of alcohol that has already entered the bloodstream in domestic conditions:

• increased oxygen consumption (fresh air);
• steam bath or sauna (only if you are sure that you do not have high blood pressure and pulse, and also if you definitely do not have heart problems!);
• diuretics. The diuretic effect can be obtained by drinking a large amount of liquid (preferably mineral water) or non-alcoholic beer. Oatmeal decoction, watermelon, zucchini, etc. will also have a diuretic effect. garden strawberries and strawberries, dandelion, green tea, the drug veroshpiron (spironolactone). To avoid complications, do not take furosemide with alcohol.

How to get rid of fume smell

Fumes are an unpleasant odor from the mouth that is formed by under-oxidized alcohol processing products. To get rid of it, it is not enough to “seize” the fume smell with something even stronger. Only eliminating the cause of the smell will help, that is, removing toxic products of alcohol breakdown from the body.

The most effective detoxification measures are cleansing the gastrointestinal tract and taking diuretics. How to get rid of fumes using other means, read in a separate, detailed article. And also see the diagram that will allow you not to waste time on nonsense, but focus on effective actions:

If the smell of fumes does not go away for a long time or if it appears without drinking alcohol, it is recommended to consult a doctor to identify and eliminate the causes of this unpleasant phenomenon.

How men and women get sober. Is there a difference?

The nature of intoxication in terms of psychomotor consequences is also manifests itself differently in men and women. Thus, in women, motor disorders precede psycho-emotional ones, and in men, as a rule, it is the other way around.

Therefore, for example, for a forced car ride or to operate a complex device, a man should be chosen, even if he objectively drank more, and a woman should be chosen for negotiations.

Warning about ammonia

Very often on the Internet and in the press, for sobering up, it is recommended to take a very weak solution of ammonia orally: a few drops of ammonia in a glass of water. We can't recommend this recipe enough. There is no theoretical basis for such a recommendation at the current level. Doctors also have no practical experience that would indicate the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the method.

Can you trust online blood alcohol calculators?

There are blood alcohol level calculators on the Internet. They are often used in cases where they have “taken it to their chest” - and soon you need to get behind the wheel or go to important meeting. And the person wants to find out whether he will have time to cheer up and come to his senses at the right time.

If you enter the same data into different online calculators, you will find that they show different results. Which result in this case is closer to the truth? Our expert, toxicologist Stanislav Radchenko explains that different calculators can use different toxicokinetic (or other) models - that is, take as a basis different speed absorption of alcohol into the blood, processing and removal of it from the body. Therefore they give different results.

It’s difficult to say which calculator is more accurate, because they all show average results. The actual result in each specific case depends on a very large number of parameters: age, gender, weight, blood type, chronic diseases, current state of health (even ordinary fatigue or mood swings can have an effect), medications taken that day, food, other drinks, whether the drinking took place indoors or outdoors, how high-quality the alcoholic drink was, and so on. Therefore, if you really want to use an online calculator, then it is better to use the one that shows a longer time as a result: this will be more reliable than if you rely on a shorter time and be deceived in your expectations.

If you need to drive and you have recently drunk alcohol, do not take risks and do not rely on calculators. Use a breathalyzer. It is really reliable and it is what the police will use to check you if something happens.

Please note that in this article we rely only on scientific evidence. Beware of advice on other sites if you are not sure that it is given by a scientist or specialist. You should not trust your body to charlatans, because only science gives verifiable and reliable results. On the Internet, anyone can write anything on any topic, but we remain the only site in our niche that does not save effort in searching and checking information, and orders articles from real experts.

Alcohol enters the bloodstream from the stomach and intestines

Maximum oral blood alcohol concentration achieved on average after 1.5 hours. When taken orally (through the mouth), as in most cases, approximately 20% of the ingested alcohol is absorbed into the blood from the stomach, 80% from the intestines. Drinks with a strength of up to 30%, champagne, cocktails are absorbed faster; the rate of resorption also increases in the case of all types of causes that increase the permeability of the gastrointestinal barrier, i.e., for example, in the presence of gastritis, peptic ulcer, GERD, enterocolitis, at elevated body temperature.

...or through the oral cavity

Resorption can also occur through the oral mucosa. The amount of alcohol absorbed through the oral mucosa depends on certain conditions, which can be read about in other articles on this site:

• gas bubbles in liquid;
• if a person holds the drink in his mouth for a long time;
• taking in small portions
• the temperature of the drink exceeds body temperature.

Typically, up to 10% of the total volume of alcohol enters the bloodstream through the oral cavity. This is important to understand, first of all, because with the same amounts of alcohol entering the body, it leads to faster and more severe intoxication, but at the same time, intoxication passes faster.

What determines the strength of intoxication?

In turn, not only the speed of intoxication, but also its strength depends on the rate of resorption. Thus, achieving the same blood alcohol concentrations over different periods of time will give very different patterns of intoxication. In the same way, at equal current values ​​of alcohol concentration in the elimination phase, intoxication will be significantly less than in the resorption phase.

How does intoxication pass?

In the elimination phase, the processes of elimination and destruction prevail over the processes of alcohol entering the body. In people who do not drink regularly, almost 90% of alcohol is oxidized with the participation of the enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase, and approximately 10% is excreted unchanged from the body through emergency excretory organs - in our situation these are the lungs (with breathing) and kidneys (with urine). 1 - 2% of ingested alcohol is decomposed by the enzyme catalase, which is present in the muscles and epithelial membranes of some organs.

If a person drinks alcohol at least once a week or experiences physical activity every day, then the role of catalase in the breakdown of alcohol increases significantly - in middle-aged everyday drinkers, as well as in athletes, catalase can destroy up to 12% of alcohol, turning out to be a significant factor in the so-called tolerance to alcohol. alcohol. An indicator such as the ratio of alcohol concentration in urine to its concentration in blood differs significantly in the phases of resorption (0.68) and elimination (1.26). For some time after reaching the maximum concentration in the blood, this indicator is close to unity.

After sobering up, the healthiest thing to do is get a good night's sleep. But it’s not always possible to fall asleep when needed. Read the article about how to fall asleep after drinking alcohol, why it is so useful, which mild sedatives will help you fall asleep, and which sedatives are extremely dangerous to combine with alcohol.

This article was last updated: 06/11/2019

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Those who are looking for how to quickly sober up at home will be helped by 10 simple methods, proven by time and experience. The information will be especially useful for those who do not have hangover pills, store-bought drugs or medicinal herbs at home. However, you need to remember that advice on how to sober up faster and relieve hangover symptoms is not suitable for everyone. The effect will depend on gender, age, body weight, amount of alcohol consumed and health status.

So, here are 10 simple ways to sober up quickly:

1. The easiest option is to take special medications to neutralize alcohol in the blood and eliminate it as quickly as possible. These medications include: Enterosgel, Dehydratin, Thiamine, Diacarb, Polysorb, activated carbon (7-10 tablets at a time). Hangover syndrome is well relieved by such remedies as Zorex, succinic acid tablets, Alka-Seltzer.
2. A proven method is to sniff ammonia. If you have a headache, you need to drink Analgin or No-Shpu.
3. If there is nothing at hand, induce vomiting by drinking a large amount of warm, slightly salted liquid, possibly with the addition of potassium permanganate. Then take a contrast shower, turning on cold water first. This will excite the nervous system and allow the body to “shake itself up”.
4. If you have time, go in for sports - run a couple of kilometers, do push-ups, squats. Along with sweat, alcohol will also come out through the pores of the skin. The procedure should be completed with a contrast shower with rubbing.
5. Use ascorbic or ascorbic acid diluted in water to sober up. citric acid, if available - freshly squeezed lemon juice. You can simply chew a few sour lemon slices.
6. Dissolve 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water. If the taste is unpleasant, add honey or sugar. This drink neutralizes alcohol in the blood and helps you recover after heavy libations.
7. A tonic cocktail is recommended for reviving after drinking alcohol. Ingredients for mixing: ground red and black pepper - a pinch, tomato paste- 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon, egg yolk. Everything is whisked with a fork and drunk in one gulp.
8. The following products, drunk or eaten at once, relieve alcohol intoxication syndromes well: whipped a raw egg, lemon, any other citrus fruits, parsley, garlic, mint tea, honey, ginger. The effect will be complemented by drinking 2-3 glasses of cold water or mineral water without gas.
9. Glycerin gives good results in sobering up. Mix the product with saline in a ratio of 1:2, take 20-30 mg 2 times a day. You can replace glycerin with succinic acid.
10. A proven recipe from narcologists: stir 1 glass of honey into 1.3 liters of hot water, pour in 1.5 liters of milk. Add 20 ascorbic acid tablets crushed into powder there. The drink is made in a three-liter jar. You need to drink 2 glasses at once, the rest as needed throughout the day.

Remember - strong tea, coffee, green tea in large quantities, massage of the nose, feet and palms will not help remove alcohol breakdown products.

Advice for those who don’t want to get drunk quickly during a feast:

• do not mix “degrees” of alcoholic drinks, drink only vodka or wine during the party;
• do not drink mixed cocktails of vodka, beer and champagne, carbonated drinks, tonic water;
• do not drink in long, slow sips, retaining the liquid in your mouth - this increases intoxication;
• pour chilled drinks into glasses, avoid heated mulled wine, wine at room temperature;
• Eat more and more often sandwiches, cheese, meat, fish;
• get enough sleep and rest before the holiday.

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A festive feast often ends in severe intoxication for some of its participants. Some people get drunk after drinking the first glass of alcoholic drink, while others simply do not know the limits and get completely drunk. In order for a person who has had too much alcohol to get home safely without getting into any unpleasant situation, he must be quickly sobered up. This can be done in several ways.

You will need

• - weak solution of manganese;
• - strong coffee or tea;
• - lemon, oranges or vitamin C tablets;
• - dill;
• - cucumber pickle;
• - honey;
• - mint chewing gum;
• - Activated carbon

Instructions

Most effective method quickly sobering up an overdone guest is causing him to. Take him to the toilet, ask him to put two fingers in his mouth and press them on the root. Thus, everything he has eaten and drunk over the past couple of hours, including water, will immediately leave his body.

If a person categorically refuses to put his fingers in his mouth, offer him to drink a weak solution of manganese. To prepare it, throw a couple of manganese crystals into half a liter of water and stir the resulting product thoroughly. After 10-15 minutes, a person will experience nausea, followed by vomiting.

A great way to quickly sober up a person is to give him strong, hot tea or coffee without sugar. The drink should be tart, even bitter in taste. After drinking a couple of cups of this remedy, the head of a guest who has had too much alcohol will become noticeably clearer.

You can quickly sober up a person with the help of vitamin C. Offer him to eat a sour lemon or a couple of oranges. You can also use pharmacy vitamin C in the form of large effervescent tablets. Dissolve two of these tablets in a glass of water and give the resulting product to your guest to drink.

To quickly sober up a drunk guest, rub his ears vigorously with your palms for 5-10 minutes. This action promotes blood flow to the head.

To sober up a very intoxicated person, give him dill seeds to chew or prepare a dill decoction for him. Invite your guest to drink cucumber pickle, which contains sobering dill.

Give your guest a teaspoon of honey every 20 minutes. After just 3-4 doses of this product, a person’s head will become clearer. Mint chewing gum will also help improve his well-being.

Whatever method you choose to sober up a person who has had too much alcohol, remember that taking activated carbon can significantly speed up this process.

You are visiting or at a party and have drunk a lot too much. There are ways to quickly sober up. In just an hour, no one will even think that you were drunk at all. Or help another person regain a sober mind. In such situations, you need to act carefully so as not to harm the drunk.

You will need

• You need fresh air, aspirin, activated carbon, honey, contrast shower, ammonia.

Instructions

First of all, we ventilate the room. Fresh air clears our minds.

Rub a drunk person's ears until they turn red.

If you do not regain consciousness, then soak a cloth in cold water and place it on the back of your head. You can pour a little ammonia onto a cotton pad and give it to a drunk person to sniff.

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Be careful with honey. If a person is allergic to it, then do not give this product.

Holidays are often not complete without a hearty feast with various dishes and alcoholic drinks. If, in the midst of fun, you find out that you urgently need, for example, to go to work, you will have to urgently bring yourself to a sober state.

Stomach cleansing

One of effective ways- cleanse your stomach. It is advisable to get rid of its contents so that it does not have time to be absorbed into the blood. To do this, try to call . Try to drink several glasses of water in a short period of time. To achieve a better effect, you can salt the water or add a few crystals of potassium permanganate to it. After this procedure, the stomach should be thoroughly cleansed.

If the situation is really serious and requires crystal clarity of mind from you, cleansing can be combined with. You should rinse the intestines several times, first introducing one and a half to two liters of liquid, and then repeat the procedure a couple more times, but with a smaller volume of water.

Drink plenty of fluids

To help the alcohol leave your body as quickly as possible, drink more liquids. Black or green tea will do, mineral water, as well as fruit drinks - cranberry or lingonberry. They have a diuretic effect, so alcohol will not last long in your body. Drinks can be consumed as a bite with watermelon, which will enhance their diuretic effect.

Absorbents

Take an absorbent drug to reduce the concentration of alcohol in your body. Activated carbon is suitable, as well as Enterosgel, Polysorb and other medicines that you will find in your medicine cabinet and act in a similar way.

Sport

Most people prefer to sleep for a few hours to get rid of intoxication, but this method is not applicable in your situation. Moreover, if you decide to lie down for 20-30 minutes, after this time you may feel even less sober than you were before resting. Better do some physical exercise. Squat, wave your arms, run in place. There is no need to go to the stadium to run a few laps there - in your condition it can be downright dangerous, but brisk walking in the fresh air will allow you to get back on track sooner.

Warm up for the mind

To restore sobriety to your mind, load your brain with work. Reproduce the multiplication table in your mind, remember the poem, solve a few simple examples. If there is a sober interlocutor nearby, start a conversation with him, trying to talk about really important and complex topics. The mental effort you put into finding a solution and choosing the right words will help you recover faster.

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If a person has had too much to drink, has trouble thinking and can barely stand on his feet, help him sober up. This is all the more important when the intoxicated person must perform meaningful actions or make an important decision. True, methods of quickly sobering up do not save you from post-alcohol syndrome the next morning, but they still mitigate its consequences.

You will need

• - ammonia;
• - potassium permanganate;
• - lemon or ascorbic acid;
• - vitamin B1;
• - activated carbon or Enterosorb

Instructions

It is very important to remove what has accumulated in the stomach. If you don’t want to resort to the traditional “two fingers in your mouth” method, give them half a glass of warm pink potassium permanganate or hot salty (not sweet!) coffee.

Alternating cold and hot water works. Convince the person to take a contrast shower. Usually, five minutes of this water procedure is enough.

If the intoxicated person has a healthy stomach, squeeze the juice out of the lemon and give it to him to drink. Lemon can be replaced with ascorbic acid, preferably “fizzy”: with a weight of 70-80 kg, 2.5 g is enough.

It is highly advisable to drink a solution of vitamin B1 after ten minutes. It is available in 1 ml ampoules. Pour the contents of 10 ampoules into a glass and drink.

Helpful advice

Such sorbent preparations as “Polysorb” and “Eubicor” are also good.

Some people find a pharmacy tincture of peppermint helps: 20-30 drops per glass of water.

Due to the risk of complications, diuretics should not be given, especially furasemide - it cannot be combined with alcohol.

Since alcohol inhibits the functioning of the brain to the point of blacking out consciousness, in order to sober up as quickly as possible, it is necessary to intensify its work. Make the intoxicated person think, remember, answer questions, in a word, strain his brains.

Sources:

• Medicus.ru website in 2018
• Medkarta.com website in 2018
• Website 100trav.com
• Video: Doctor Magalif in 2018

Tip 6: Sobering drugs: use and contraindications

Often in life there are such unpleasant and sometimes extremely painful situations when you simply cannot do without sobering remedies. Among such drugs, various psychostimulants, anti-inflammatory and non-steroidal drugs, as well as the effective opiate antagonist Naloxone, are especially popular. What are the uses of these drugs?

How to use Naloxone

The drug "Naloxone" is intended to eliminate the peripheral and central effects of opioids. It is often used for alcohol poisoning, overdose of opioid analgesics, and overdose of barbiturates and benzodiazepines. The drug is also used as a diagnostic tool when it is necessary to identify drug addiction.

One dose of Naloxone should be equal to 400 mcg, and it is administered intravenously, subcutaneously or intramuscularly. If there is no desired effect, the injection is repeated after two minutes. Naloxone should not be used if you are hypersensitive to its components. Possible side effects of the drug can be expressed as follows: tachycardia, vomiting, nausea, rash, itching, increased sweating and, in cases with rapid administration, trembling. An overdose of the drug can lead to arterial hypertension, ventricular tachycardia and pulmonary edema.

Other sobering agents

Among the psychostimulants that help get rid of alcohol intoxication, a number of benzodiazepine tranquilizers should be noted, including Sibazon, Chlokhepid, Phenazepam, etc. They are taken in a standard dose of 0.5-1 mg every six hours. This is done exactly until a normal state occurs. These drugs are contraindicated in myasthenia gravis, acute respiratory failure, closed-angle glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, acute alcohol intoxication and under the age of 18 years.

For hangovers and resulting headaches, use Alka-Seltzer. It contains sodium carbonate, acetylsalicylic and citric acid. Method of use: one tablet of the drug is dissolved in a glass of water and drunk. There should be at least 4 hours between doses. The drug is contraindicated in case of hemorrhagic diathesis, erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, “aspirin” asthma and hypersensitivity to its components.

During the hangover period, Aspirin is taken. A single dose of the drug is 0.5-1 g. The minimum period of time between doses should be at least 4 hours. You can take no more than 3 grams of this product per day, which is equal to six tablets. Contraindications for Aspirin are similar to those for Alka-Seltzer.

Feeling unwell after drinking alcohol is a fairly common occurrence. In some cases, a person requires urgent medical attention. But there are methods and means of sobering up at home. Their effectiveness depends on the amount drunk, age, gender, degree of intoxication and type of alcohol.

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Means for sobering up

The maximum degree of intoxication is achieved approximately in the second hour after drinking alcohol, and its development is determined by numerous factors: the amount of alcohol drunk, the gender and age of the person, his state of health, the individual characteristics of the body, the quantity and quality of snacks, etc. The easiest way to eliminate alcohol - natural, but it takes a lot of time.

In order for the body to completely cleanse itself of alcohol, drastic measures are needed to cleanse toxins and clear consciousness clouded by alcohol.



It is important to prevent the onset of a hangover, which is possible during emergency sobering.

Drugs that relieve intoxication Alcohol affects men, women and teenagers differently. Therefore, when choosing a means for sobering up, it is necessary to take into account body. One person's condition may improve while another's remains the same while taking the same drug.



Exist special means, which have a quick and strong complex effect against alcohol intoxication. Medicines not only eliminate symptoms, helping to get rid of fumes and restore concentration, but also alleviate hangovers.

They are used in accordance with the instructions. The sooner you take the medicine after drinking, the more effective it will be. It is necessary to separate the intake of absorbents and other medications. When taken simultaneously with an absorbent, the effect of drugs is reduced, since the substances contained in them are removed from the body along with toxins.

Drugs that promote sobering:

• Naloxone works by breaking down opioids and neutralizing them. It is used in cases of alcoholic coma. The drug allows you to relieve even the most severe intoxication. It is administered intravenously or intramuscularly, and the dose is calculated depending on the amount of alcohol taken and the general condition of the person. According to the instructions, in case of severe intoxication, 400–2000 mcg of the substance is administered over 2–3 minutes. If necessary, the injections are repeated no more than two times with an interval of 1-2 minutes, after which a sharp sobering occurs. The drug has many contraindications and side effects, but is the only medication that quickly removes intoxication, and not its symptoms.
• Alka-Seltzer and Antipohmelin relieve symptoms of alcohol intoxication just a few hours after drinking alcohol. They contain soda, acetylsalicylic and citric acid, which helps reduce blood pressure and suppress the gag reflex. The drugs are taken with plenty of water. They can be drunk no more than 4 times a day according to the dosage, consumed the next morning after severe intoxication to bring one to their senses. These drugs have an unusual effect: instead of blocking the breakdown of alcohol, they speed it up, turning all the alcohol in the body into acetaldehyde. As a result, a hangover occurs much faster, after which vitamins and beneficial acids come into action, restoring the body.
• Medichronal is a very strong drug that instantly enters the bloodstream and activates the breakdown of toxins. It can only be used in cases of severe intoxication. If there are not enough alcohol breakdown products in the body, the components of the drug will have a negative effect.
• Zorex accelerates the process of removing acetaldehyde from the body, a breakdown product ethyl alcohol, due to which intoxication passes faster.
• Preparations with succinic acid - Bison, Brine, Guten Morgen - are effective means to combat intoxication. Succinic acid helps speed up metabolism and remove toxins from the body. It speeds up metabolism, activates the recovery process after drinking, helps with severe intoxication and eases hangovers. It can also be taken in pure form both to prevent a hangover before drinking alcohol, 2-3 tablets, and after a feast. In this case, it is recommended to take 10 tablets, dividing the intake into 3-4 times at equal intervals (at least 3 hours).
• Zenalk is an Indian drug that has conflicting reviews. The substances contained in it are an antidote to alcohol, block its breakdown and remove it from the body.





Adjuvant therapy against the effects of alcohol

Some medications They help relieve intoxication and its symptoms, although they are intended for other purposes.

• Aspirin is the most inexpensive and affordable remedy for relieving symptoms of alcohol intoxication. It thins the blood that is viscous from alcohol and relieves headache. If you dissolve it in water, it will work much faster. It is recommended to use it with glycine, which, by acting on the nervous system, activates the brain and helps to concentrate attention. There are many analogues of aspirin with similar names: Uspirin, Anopyrin, Aspicor, etc.
• Veroshpiron belongs to the group of diuretics - substances that accelerate kidney function and increase the amount of urine excreted by the body. At the same time, the concentration of toxins in the body decreases. Veroshpiron speeds up the process of removing alcohol breakdown products and makes you feel better. Unlike most diuretics, the drug is compatible with alcohol. The medicine is taken immediately after drinking alcohol in a single dose of 200 mg, washed down with plenty of water. The next day after drinking, the medication should be continued by taking 4 tablets per day at equal intervals.





Infusion therapy for alcohol intoxication

Infusion therapy is carried out with the help of specialists. If you have the necessary skills, it can also be used at home. Drugs administered through a dropper quickly bring a person to his senses, cleansing the blood and saturating it useful substances. This effective method quick and high-quality sobering, based not on short-term relief of symptoms, but on the accelerated removal of breakdown products and restoration of water-salt and vitamin-mineral balance in the body. Blood alcohol lowering solution includes nicotine and ascorbic acid, glucose. Insulin, B vitamins, and sodium chloride are added to it to restore the functioning of all systems in the body. The drug Reamberin helps well with intoxication. It contains succinic acid and, when administered intravenously, quickly sobers up a person.

To sober up quickly after drinking alcohol, it is necessary to take preventive measures. Drinking large amounts of water and food along with drinking will weaken its effect and speed up the sobering up process.



Absorbents as sobering agents

Absorbents act like a sponge, absorbing alcohol and its breakdown products. If you take them within 2 hours after drinking alcohol, the effect will be strong and long-lasting.

With the help of absorbents, you can prevent the consequences of intoxication in advance. In this case, the drugs are consumed before drinking alcohol: this will relieve severe intoxication and a severe hangover.

The most effective absorbents include:

• Activated carbon. It is taken at the rate of 1 tablet per 10 kg of body weight, but no more than 12 pieces at a time. If a person is so drunk that he cannot swallow the pills, they can be dissolved in water. This will not affect the quality and properties of the drug in any way.
• Polysorb. This drug belongs to the new generation of absorbents. The powder is diluted in a small amount of water. For severe intoxication, two tablespoons of dry drug per 100 g of liquid is enough. Polysorb enters the body in the form of a suspension, so it acts faster than tablets, blocks and stops the effect of alcohol.
• Enterogel and its analogues. The products coat the walls of the stomach, slowing down the absorption of ethyl alcohol and quickly cleansing the body of toxins. Thanks a Due to the absorbent effect of the drugs, a person quickly recovers from the state of alcoholic intoxication. These drugs are used for gastric lavage if you urgently need to sober up. Five tablespoons of the product are diluted in 5 liters of water, the drunk is given as much to drink as he can, and induces vomiting. After this, you need to take two tablespoons of the medicine and the same amount over 4 to 6 hours. This method allows you to quickly neutralize the effects of toxins not only in the stomach, but also in the intestines.
• Preparations Filtrum and Laktofiltrum. They absorb harmful substances from the stomach and gastrointestinal tract. It is recommended to take these drugs 2 hours before drinking alcohol in the amount of two tablets. To alleviate the condition when sobering up, take 5-6 tablets with plenty of water. This should only be done after how a person will have a bowel movement naturally or with an enema. Then you need to have a bowel movement again, no later than two hours after taking the drug. Otherwise, toxins will begin to enter the body again.



Get sober in an hour

Some auxiliary means will help quickly bring a person to his senses. Typically, they can be found in the refrigerator at home. The effect of their action is strong, especially when drinking weak alcoholic beverages - beer or wine.



The disadvantage of using these funds is the short-term nature. Most often, a person gains clarity of consciousness for half an hour to an hour, and then needs long-term sleep and recovery.

The most effective aids for sobering up include:

• Ammonia or ammonia. This is an effective remedy, but it can only be used in emergency cases. For some people, sniffing cotton wool soaked in this liquid is enough. If you are very intoxicated, you need to drink a weak solution of ammonia, first holding your nose tightly. Pour 1 teaspoon of ammonia into a glass of ice water and give it to the drunk, forcing him to drink to the bottom. A large dosage is prohibited, as it will cause a burn to the mucous membranes. Ammonia accelerates blood circulation and increases blood pressure, this helps alcohol and its breakdown products leave the body naturally as quickly as possible. Immediately after sobering up, the person’s stomach is washed. They give him plenty of water with the addition of potassium permanganate or salt and irritate the pharynx by pressing on the root of the tongue with two fingers.
• Green tea. It is a very effective remedy for relieving any type of intoxication, including alcohol. In order to sober up quickly, you need to drink at least 1.5 liters of drink in an hour. A generous dose of ginger (dry or fresh grated root) will help enhance the effect. To prepare such a drink, brew tea, add a little salt and add at least a teaspoon of ginger. The product causes increased sweating, has a strong diuretic effect and accelerates the moment of sobering up. An hour after the start of treatment, a person will look sober, and after 10 hours he will be able to drive without the smell of fumes.
• Water procedures. One of the simplest and most accessible methods. There are several options for using it. The most effective and fastest is a steam room in a bathhouse or sauna. A ten-minute stay there is very sobering, but it is contraindicated for any diseases of the heart and blood vessels. A safer way is a cold shower. It invigorates and refreshes, but does not relieve strong intoxication. Hot bath with essential oils juniper, mint or lavender will help faster by accelerating metabolism. In combination with green tea, it will help you sober up enough to think and coordinate your actions in just an hour. A contrast shower, which includes either cold or hot douches, is also quite effective, but is not recommended for hypertension and diseases of the nervous system.
• Lemon. It is necessary to make fresh juice from two fruits. They are cut into two halves and the juice is squeezed into a glass. You need to drink it in one gulp, without washing it down with water. If a person can consume whole fruits instead of juice, they should be eaten with the peel in a short period of time. Lemon helps even after drinking vodka or moonshine, but it has a negative effect on the stomach when consumed in such quantities. The drug has a pronounced effect and greatly sobers up the drinker for a short time. However, after half an hour, the person’s condition may worsen, and signs of intoxication will again appear.
• Physical exercise. The amount of sweat produced directly affects the degree of sobering. You can use any physical exercise- squats, swings, running. After active exercise, you can drink citrus juice or strong coffee, brew a large amount of green tea, and massage your ears and nose. This method helps even with severe intoxication. With forceful and intense movements, the auricle is massaged along the contour, the wings and the tip of the nose are rubbed. With this method, in five minutes of massage it is possible to bring a person to his senses. In an hour he will be in adequate condition.



Methods for quick sobering up are emergency and are not suitable for permanent use. The products used have a list of contraindications and side effects. They have a negative effect on the cardiovascular and nervous system, as well as the state of the gastrointestinal tract.

You need to be especially careful when using drugs intended to relieve a hangover. Many of them are incompatible with alcohol, and are used only the next day after drinking. If used incorrectly, they give a strong reaction that can not only worsen the condition, but also cause toxic shock.