How often can you give blood? Do you have to wait a certain amount of time in between donations? Do they accept blood if you drink a lot of alcohol?
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If I'm remembering correctly its every 8 weeks..but it could be 12 but 8 is really popping out to me!
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6-8 weeks depending on the area where you live. I give blood all the time, so that people will leave me alone and not phone me because I have a rare blood type. They won't accept your blood donation if you are drunk at the time you wish to donate.
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The Red Cross's official waiting period is 56 days (8 weeks). They accept blood from people who drink, but not if you're drunk at the time you want to donate! :-)
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If you regularly drink a lot, you can cause enough damage to your liver to raise the liver enzymes AST and ALT. If you have elevated liver enzymes twice in a row when you go to donate, they will destroy your blood and forbid you to donate again, because the symptoms are similar to hepatitis.
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