(Yes,
we are assuming you are of legal age in your country, state
and or province to drink).
We all
absorb alcohol at different rates. Weight is the main reason,
but a number of other factors affect blood alcohol levels.
Your body type, metabolism, and any medication you might be
taking, not to mention the strength of your drink and if you’ve
recently eaten anything, ALL play a role in how intoxicated
you become.
For almost
everyone, impaired physical and mental acuity arrive around
the bottom of that first drink. Drinking responsibly means
knowing how alcohol affects you and the amount you
can drink without endangering yourself or others. A person
with a blood alcohol level in the range of .08 to .10 is considered
legally intoxicated, (in most states in the USA) and it takes
only a few drinks to get there.
This gizmo will calculate your blood alcohol content based
upon the quantity of beverages consumed, the alcohol percentage
in each drink, your weight, and the time spent drinking. Your
liver can metabolize about an ounce of alcohol an hour or
about one beer an hour, but this will vary from person to
person and according to your weight.
This calculator was requested by many readers, teachers and
professors.
