WA State Liquor Control Board - Price Book Liquor Strength Chart

Saturday, October 11, 2008

BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION GUIDE

MALE

Number of Drinks Per Hour	Percent of alcohol in Bloodstream
	Male Body Weight in Pounds
	100	120	140	160	180	200	220	240
0	ONLY SAFE DRIVING LIMIT
1	.04	.03	.03	.02	.02	.02	.02	.02
2	.08	.06	.05	.05	.04	.04	.03	.03
3	.11	.09	.08	.07	.06	.06	.05	.05
4	.15	.12	.11	.09	.08	.08	.07	.06
5	.19	.16	.13	.12	.11	.09	.09	.08
6	.23	.19	.16	.14	.13	.11	.10	.09
7	.26	.22	.19	.16	.15	.13	.12	.11
8	.30	.25	.21	.19	.17	.15	.14	.13
9	.34	.28	.24	.21	.19	.17	.15	.14

FEMALE
(Women are 8% to 10% more susceptible to the effects of alcohol)

Number of Drinks Per Hour	Percent of alcohol in Bloodstream
	Female Body Weight in Pounds
	100	120	140	160	180	200	220	240
0	ONLY SAFE DRIVING LIMIT
1	.05	.04	.03	.03	.03	.02	.02	.02
2	.09	.08	.07	.06	.05	.05	.04	.04
3	.14	.11	.10	.09	.08	.07	.06	.06
4	.18	.15	.13	.11	.10	.09	.08	.08
5	.23	.19	.16	.14	.13	.11	.10	.09
6	.27	.23	.19	.17	.15	.14	.12	.11
7	.32	.27	.23	.20	.18	.16	.14	.13
8	.36	.30	.26	.23	.20	.18	.17	.15
9	.41	.34	.29	.26	.23	.20	.19	.17


ALL ARE EQUAL IN ALCOHOL CONTENT

1 1/4 oz 80 Proof Spirits	4 oz 12% Wine	12 oz 4% Beer

* KNOW YOUR LIMITS *

THERE IS NO SAFE WAY TO DRIVE AFTER DRINKING

  Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) is one way alcohol   impairment related to driving ability is measured.

  The Percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream is affected by
  many variables including:

                Age/Gender   *  Weight  *  Rate of Consumption
                Food Consumed Prior to Drinking  *  Stress and/or Anxiety
                Tolerance Level of Drinker  *  Drugs or Medication

Give your keys to a sober friend or call a cab

    Avoid alcohol during pregnancy.
    Drinking during pregnancy may cause birth defects such as
    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

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     Washington State Liquor Control Board * 3000 Pacific Ave * PO Box 43094 * Olympia WA 98504-3094 * (360) 664-1600

HOW DRINKING IMPAIRS DRIVING
BAC %	Drinks Consumed		WHAT HAPPENS
BAC %	MALE	FEMALE	WHAT HAPPENS
0.02%	1	1	Ability to track moving object and do tasks requiring divided attention may suffer
0.05%	2 to 3	1 to 2	Thought, judgment and restraint more lax. Steering errors increase. Vision Impaired.
0.08%	3 to 4	2 to 4	LEGAL LIMIT You are 3 to 4 times more likely than a sober driver to crash. Movements are clumsy. Reaction time slows more.
0.10%	3 to 5	2 to 5	You are 6 times more likely to crash. Movements are clumsy. Reaction time slows even more.
0.15%	4 to 7	3 to 7	Crashing is 25 times more likely. Reaction time increasingly affected especially in divided tasks. Field of vision narrows.
This information is provided for general education purposes only. The blood alcohol levels indicated are based on average response to alcohol. Individual blood alcohol concentration levels will vary.

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