Patel avoiding sobriety test? Van Hollen hammers away

[H2O Man]

9. Recommended.

Self-reporting is rarely accurate. In large part, this is because those who do not have problems with drinking rarely need to report.

Teenagers, perhaps especially males, will often report (to their peers) that they consumed far more than they did. Adults with issues almost always lie and insist they "can handle" the amount they consume.

Because the body gets rid of alcohol faster than many other drugs, unless one is pulled over on a DWI check -- or at the scene of a wreck -- there are not tests to accurately measure on-going consumption.