Owner's Manual

According to the American Medical Association, a 180-pound
(82
kg)
person who drinks three 12-ounce
(355
ml) bottles 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 ml) glasses of wine or three
mixed drinks
if
each had 1-1/2 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
consumes food just before or during drinking
will
have a slightly lower
BAC
level.
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