BAC
Blood
Alcohol Level/Content (BAL/BAC) is the amount of alcohol present in your blood
as you drink. It's calculated by determining how
many milligrams of alcohol are present in 100 milliliters of blood. But you Don't need a Breathalyzer, a calculator, or a measurement
conversion chart to figure out what BAL you had last night. Use the Table of
Blood Alcohol Levels below. This is a generalized chart based on a person
who is metabolizing (or breaking down) one drink an hour. For example if you are a 120 lb. female drinking seven drinks in one
hour, your BAL is a .30%.
If You're a WOMAN, your Blood
Alcohol Level (BAL/BAC) is:
|
Weight
|
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|
#
of drinks in one hour |
100 lbs. |
120 lbs. |
140 lbs. |
160 lbs. |
180 lbs. |
200 lbs. |
220 lbs. |
240 lbs. |
|
1 |
.05 |
.04 |
.04 |
.03 |
.03 |
.03 |
.02 |
.02 |
|
2 |
.10 |
.08 |
.07 |
.06 |
.06 |
.05 |
.05 |
.04 |
|
3 |
.15 |
.13 |
.11 |
.10 |
.08 |
.08 |
.07 |
.06 |
|
4 |
.20 |
.17 |
.15 |
.13 |
.11 |
.10 |
.09 |
.09 |
|
5 |
.25 |
.21 |
.18 |
.16 |
.14 |
.13 |
.12 |
.11 |
|
6 |
.30 |
.26 |
.22 |
.19 |
.17 |
.15 |
.14 |
.13 |
|
7 |
.36 |
.30 |
.26 |
.22 |
.20 |
.18 |
.16 |
.15 |
|
8 |
.41 |
.33 |
.29 |
.26 |
.23 |
.20 |
.19 |
.17 |
|
9 |
.46 |
.38 |
.33 |
.29 |
.26 |
.23 |
.21 |
.19 |
|
10 |
.51 |
.42 |
.36 |
.32 |
.28 |
.25 |
.23 |
.21 |
|
11 |
.56 |
.46 |
.40 |
.35 |
.31 |
.27 |
.25 |
.23 |
|
12 |
.61 |
.50 |
.43 |
.37 |
.33 |
.30 |
.28 |
.25 |
|
13 |
.66 |
.55 |
.47 |
.40 |
.36 |
.32 |
.30 |
.27 |
|
14 |
.71 |
.59 |
.51 |
.43 |
.39 |
.35 |
.32 |
.29 |
|
15 |
.76 |
.63 |
.55 |
.46 |
.42 |
.37 |
.35 |
.32 |
If You're
a MAN, your Blood Alcohol Level (BAL/BAC)
is:
|
Weight |
|
#
of drinks in one hour |
100 lbs. |
120 lbs. |
140 lbs. |
160 lbs. |
180 lbs. |
200 lbs. |
220 lbs. |
240 lbs. |
|
1 |
.04 |
.04
|
.03 |
.03
|
.02
|
.02
|
.02
|
.02 |
|
2 |
.09
|
.07
|
.06 |
.05 |
.05 |
.04 |
.04 |
.043 |
|
3 |
.13 |
.11 |
.09 |
.08 |
.07 |
.07 |
.06 |
.05 |
|
4 |
.17
|
.15 |
.13 |
.11
|
.10
|
.09
|
.08
|
.07 |
|
5 |
.22
|
.18 |
.16
|
.14 |
.12 |
.11 |
.10 |
.09 |
|
6 |
.26 |
.22 |
.19 |
.16 |
.15 |
.13 |
.12 |
.11 |
|
7 |
.30 |
.25 |
.22 |
.19 |
.17 |
.15 |
.14 |
.13 |
|
8 |
.35 |
.29 |
.25 |
.22 |
.19 |
.17 |
.16 |
.14 |
|
9
|
.37 |
.32 |
.26 |
.24 |
.20 |
.19 |
.17 |
.15 |
|
10 |
.39 |
.35 |
.28 |
.25 |
.22 |
.20 |
.18 |
.16 |
|
11
|
.48 |
.40 |
.34 |
.30 |
.26 |
.24 |
.22 |
.20 |
|
12
|
.53 |
.43 |
.37 |
.32 |
.29 |
.26 |
.24 |
.21 |
|
13
|
.57 |
.47 |
.40 |
.35 |
.31 |
.29 |
.26 |
.23 |
|
14
|
.62 |
.50 |
.43 |
.37 |
.34 |
.31 |
.28 |
.25 |
|
15
|
.66 |
.54 |
.47 |
.40 |
.36 |
.34 |
.30 |
.27 |
|
REMEMBER: While this chart is a good general guideline, every individual reacts differently to alcohol. |