February 05, 2012

Blood Alochol Tables for Men: Skillful Drinker Training

From: How to Control Your Drinking by William R. Miller and Richard F. Munoz, University of New Mexico 1982

Approximate BAC (mg%) reached during six different time periods

The following tables allow you to estimate the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) you would reach when drinking over a variety of time periods. Because BAC varies with body weight, number of drinks, the sex of the drinker, and the time over which drinks are consumed, each of these pieces of information is necessary for the calculation.

One drink is defined as having one-half ounce of pure ethyl alcohol; each of the following is considered "one drink."

10 ox to 12 oz of beer at 4% to 5% alcohol, or
8 oz to 12 oz of wine cooler at 4% to 6% alcohol, or
4 oz to 5 oz of table wine at 9% to 12% alcohol, or
2.5 oz of fortified wine at 20% alcohol, or
1.25 oz of 80 proof distilled spirits at 40%alcohol, or
1 oz of 100 proof distilled spirits at 50% alcohol.

One drink is defined as having one-half ounce of pure ethyl alcohol; each of the following is considered "one drink."

After 1 Hour of Drinking

Number of Drinks	100	120	140	160	180	200	220	240
1	021	015	010	007	004	002	001	000
2	058	046	036	030	024	020	018	014
3	095	077	062	053	044	038	035	029
4	132	108	088	076	064	056	052	044
5	169	139	114	099	084	074	069	059
6	206	170	140	122	104	092	086	074
7	243	201	166	145	124	110	103	089
8	208	232	192	168	144	128	120	104
9	317	263	218	191	164	146	137	119
10	354	294	244	214	184	164	154	134
11	391	325	270	237	204	182	171	149

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