Frank, who weighs 170 pounds, has consumed four 8-ounce drinks on an empty stomach. c. Gary, who weighs 240 pounds, has consumed six 8-ounce drinks on an empty stomach.
c. Rich weighs 200 pounds and has consumed six 8-ounce drinks on an empty stomach. d. Carrie weighs 140 pounds and has consumed four 8-ounce drinks on a full stomach.
C. Thomas Wold is returning home after an NFL game that started at six p.m. and ended at nine p.m. while watching the game, ingested two hot dogs, a hot pretzel, peanuts, cheese fries, two diet sodas, ice cream, and six gin-and-tonics. Each gin-and-tonic contained 20 ounces of 80 proff gin.
At 150 pounds, a man would reach this level by consuming six drinks over two to three hours. At 200 pounds, a man would reach this level if he drank six drinks in less than one hour. If these people drank more slowly, it might take eight or nine drinks to reach this level over two or three hours.
At 140 lbs., it takes about four drinks an hour to reach a . 08 BAC. At 180 lbs it takes about five drinks an hour to reach a . 08 BAC.
Thus more alcohol makes it to a woman's small intestine for absorp- tion. This increases a woman's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) by about 7% over a man of equal weight, drinking the same amount over the same time span.
Food Intake Influences BAC Lastly, the amount of food in your stomach when you begin drinking will drastically influence your BAC. More specifically, drinking on an empty stomach will cause you to become intoxicated quicker, which will lead to a higher number.
0:151:55How to Calculate Blood Alcohol Level - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipFive ounces or one standard glass of wine or 1.5 ounces one shot of 80 proof liquor. Step 2 multiplyMoreFive ounces or one standard glass of wine or 1.5 ounces one shot of 80 proof liquor. Step 2 multiply the number of standard drinks you had by 0.025.
Thus we take the . 0302 BAC and subtract . 012 for one hour of metabolism and calculate that the estimated BAC at the end of one hour is . 0182 for a 128 pound male who has drunk a 12 ounce can of beer containing 4.5 percent alcohol by volume, assuming a conservative metabolic rate of .
Adult Men Drink More than Women Almost 59% of adult men report drinking alcohol in the past 30 days compared with 47% of adult women.
Generally, the same amount of alcohol consumed over the same period of time will result in a higher BAC for individuals assigned to females at birth than for individuals assigned to males at birth. This effect is related to differences in average body water content and the ability to break down alcohol in the stomach.
Compared with men, women have less alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), an enzyme in the liver and stomach that breaks down alcohol. Because the alcohol in a woman's body isn't broken down as efficiently as in a man's body, more alcohol enters a woman's bloodstream and her BAC increases.
Severe impairment of driving skills. 0.15–0.2% (150–200 mg/dL) This is the blood alcohol level where a person appears drunk and may have severe visual impairment. 0.2–0.3% (200–300 mg/dL) Vomiting, incontinence, symptoms of alcohol intoxication.
A person's body weight and body type are factors which have an impact on blood alcohol concentration. In general, the less you weigh the more you will be affected by a given amount of alcohol because the alcohol has less room to spread out, making the concentration higher.
The longer the alcohol stays in your stomach, the slower the onset of its effects. Drinking on an empty stomach causes this whole process to happen much faster. This intensifies the effects and makes them come on faster. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) peaks about 1 hour after you drink on an empty stomach.