Originally Posted by
mortonmorton
Where are you getting the 72 hours from? I'm at 86 hrs from the last drink. I am a heavy drinker and from what I have read would think I metabolize etoh very quickly.
Thanks for any information
From the half life of the metabolite that they're testing, how much of it could be your system, and how long it will take to be removed from your system. It is also the marketed detection window of the test.
If you're an alcoholic then you metabolize alcohol at the same rate but are more resistant to it's effects, or you just get more in your system. You'll still test reasonably the same.