 [ Symptoms ] when do you need to see a doctor about warts [ Disease ] it is impossible to say because every individual is system clears alcohol at its own rate as well the overall length of time it takes for a person is body to clear metabolize a given amount of alcohol is related to how much alcohol is in the person is system in general the average person is body metabolizes alcohol at a certain rate per hour let is say you are an average man and have had two beers perhaps your blood alcohol content measures 0 02 it would probably take about 90 minutes for that alcohol to be completely cleared from the system or let is say you had more to drink than that let is say you had several shots of whiskey over the course of a few hours raising your blood alcohol level to 0 10 which constitutes a level of legal intoxication in many u s states it could take over six hours for that alcohol to get out of your system quite a difference right these examples are hypothetical factors that affect how a person is body metabolizes alcohol include their sex weight whether or not they have liver problems whether or not they are drinking on an empty stomach and much more wishing you well it is difficult to say how long alcohol stays in the body alcohol metabolizes more quickly in individuals with a high tolerance to alcohol on the other hand it will take longer to metabolize in someone with a lower tolerance females metabolize alcohol much slower than males another consideration is body weight a higher body weight will contribute to a higher tolerance and faster metabolism   while a lower body weight will often times result in a slower metabolism take into account the overall health of the individual alcohol metabolism would certainly be affected in someone with liver disease gallus detox center is a private inpatient detox facility that specializes in iv therapy medical detox if you have questions about our facility or detox method please call us at 855 338 6929