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The

Bloocl

Alcohol Concentration

(BAC)

of

someone

who

is drinking

depends upon four things:

How

much alcohol consunlcd

e

The

drinker’s body

weigh1

The amount

of

food

that

is

consumed before and during

drinking

The

length

c.

of

time

it

has taken the

drinker

to

coIwnx

the

alcohol

According

to

the

American Medical Association.

a

180-pound

(82

kg)

person

who

drinks

threc

12-ouncc

(355

1111)

bottlcs

of

beer

in

an

hour

will

end

up

with

a

BAC

of about

0.06

percent. The person

would

reach the

same

BAC

by

drinking three 4-ounce

(

120

1111)

glasses

of

wine

or

three

mixed

drinks

if

each had

1-

112

ounces

(45

ml)

of

a

liquor

like

whiskey,

gin

or

vodka.

. ... .

.

..

.

It’s

the

amount

of

alcohol that counts.

For

example,

if

the

same

person

drank three

double

martinis

(3

ounces

or

90

ml

of

liquor each) within an

hour,

the person’s

BAC

would

be

close

to

0.12

percent.

A

person

who

consumcs

food

just

before

or

during drinking

will

have

a

somewhat

lower

BAC

level.

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