BAC - Blood Alcohol Concentration

Calculating BAC - milligrams of alcohol per 100 liters of blood

How fast does liver metabolize alcohol? - One drink per hour

Is alcohol a stimulant or a depressant? – Depressant

One Standard Drink of BEER is - 12 ounces (341 ml) of 5% alcohol

One Standard Drink of WINE - 5 ounces (142 ml) of 12% alcohol

One Standard Drink of SPIRITS - 1.5 ounces (43 ml) with 40% alcohol

Formula for calculating a Standard Drink for any percentage of alcohol - 60/alcohol percentage= amount in ounces

Intoxication - A state in which a persons normal capacity to think, act, or move is impaired by alcohol or drugs

BAC chart rate of elimination from body - 0.015mg/ml/hr

Traffic Light System - Green means go, yellow means slow down, red means stop

How body size affects BAC - smaller person will have higher BAC

How body fat/fitness affects BAC - a person with a higher percentage of body fat will have higher BAC