Only ____ can reduce blood alcohol content (BAC) and alcohol's effects on the body.
- Drinking caffeine
- Eating foods high in fat
- Time ✓
Answer: C. Time
Time is the only thing that can lower your blood alcohol content and lessen alcohol's effects on your body.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says your body removes alcohol over time, and it gives an average of about one hour for the amount in a drink. It also states plainly that the only effective method to reduce BAC is to stop drinking and let time pass, and that coffee, exercise, and cold showers cannot change BAC or make you sober. Eating can slow absorption somewhat, but it cannot prevent intoxication or impairment. That is why waiting, not a home remedy, is the supported answer.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Drinking caffeine — Drinking caffeine does not reduce BAC or the effects of alcohol; the handbook lists coffee among things that cannot make you sober.
- B. Eating foods high in fat — Eating foods high in fat may slow absorption somewhat, but the handbook says food cannot prevent intoxication or impairment and does not lower BAC.
Remember it
Sobering up is a matter of time, not a matter of coffee or food.