Blood Alcohol Concentration
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MALE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION GUIDE
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Number of
Drinks Per Hour
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PERCENT OF ALCOHOL IN BLOODSTREAM
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BODY WEIGHT IN POUNDS
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110
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120
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140
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160
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180
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200
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220
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240
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0
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ONLY SAFE DRIVING LIMIT
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1
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.04
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.03
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.02
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.02
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.02
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.02
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.02
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.02
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Driving
Skills
IMPAIRED
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2
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.08
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.06
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.05
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.05
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.04
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.04
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.03
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.03
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3
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.11
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.09
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.08
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.07
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.06
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.06
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.05
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.05
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4
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.15
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.12
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.11
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.09
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.08
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.08
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.07
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.06
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5
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.19
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.16
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.13
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.12
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.11
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.09
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.09
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.08
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LEGALLY DRUNK IN IOWA and most states
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6
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.23
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.19
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.16
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.14
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.13
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.11
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.10
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.09
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7
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.26
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.22
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.19
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.16
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.15
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.13
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.12
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.11
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8
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.30
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.25
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.21
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.19
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.17
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.15
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.14
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.13
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9
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.34
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.28
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.24
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.21
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.19
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.17
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.15
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.14
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FEMALE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION GUIDE
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Number of
Drinks Per Hour
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PERCENT OF ALCOHOL IN BLOODSTREAM
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BODY WEIGHT IN POUNDS
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100
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120
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140
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160
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180
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200
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220
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240
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0
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ONLY SAFE DRIVING LIMIT
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1
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.05
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.04
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.03
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.03
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.03
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.02
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.02
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.02
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Driving
Skills
IMPAIRED
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2
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.09
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.08
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.07
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.06
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.05
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.05
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.04
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.04
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3
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.14
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.11
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.10
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.09
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.08
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.07
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.06
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.06
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4
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.18
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.15
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.13
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.11
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.10
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.09
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.08
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.08
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LEGALLY
DRUNK IN
IOWA and
most states
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5
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.23
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.19
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.16
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.14
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.13
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.11
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.10
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.09
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6
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.27
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.23
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.19
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.17
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.15
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.14
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.12
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.11
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7
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.32
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.27
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.23
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.20
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.18
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.16
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.14
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.13
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8
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.36
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.30
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.26
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.23
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.20
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.18
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.17
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.15
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9
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.41
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.34
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.29
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.26
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.23
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.20
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.19
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.17
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Note: The data on the charts is indicative of only one hour of alcohol consumption. Consuming multiple drinks per hour over a period of more than one hour would render a person’s Blood Alcohol Content significantly higher than the data listed on the chart for one hour of consumption.
IMPAIRED DRIVING
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DRINKS CONSUMED
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EFFECTS
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Male
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Female
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1
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1
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Ability to track moving objects and do tasks requiring divided attention may suffer. |
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2 to 3
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1 to 2
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Thought, judgment and restraint more lax. Steering errors increase. Vision impaired. |
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3 to 4
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2 to 4
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Legal limit in most states. Drivers are 3 to 4 times more likely to crash than a sober driver. Movements are clumsy. Reaction time slows more. |
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0.10%
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3 to 5
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2 to 5
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Drivers are 6 times more likely to crash. Movements are clumsy. Reaction time slows even more. |
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4 to 7
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3 to 7
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Crashing is 25 times more likely. Reaction time increasingly affected especially in divided tasks. Field of vision narrows. |
One drink = 5 oz. glass of 12% wine, or 12 oz. glass of 5% beer, or 1.5 oz. 80 proof spirits, or 0.8 oz. 151 proof spirits
Figures contained in the charts are averages, BAC and effects of alcohol on individuals vary widely.
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