What is the level of intoxication?

Note that a BAC of 0.08 percent is the legal limit of intoxication in the United States.

What are the three levels of intoxication?

Typical results are below.

• Sober: 0.0 percent BAC.
• Legally intoxicated: .08 percent BAC.
• Very impaired: . 08–0.40 percent BAC. At this blood alcohol level, you may have difficulty walking and speaking.
• At risk for serious complications: Above . 40 percent BAC.

What is the BAC?

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) refers to the percent of alcohol (ethyl alcohol or ethanol) in a person’s blood stream. A BAC of . 10\% means that an individual’s blood supply contains one part alcohol for every 1000 parts blood. In California, a person is legally intoxicated if he/she has a BAC of . 08\% or higher.

What is intoxication of accused?

Intoxication is a state of mind in which a person loses self-control and his ability to judge. Intoxication is a defence available to criminal defendant on the basis that, because of the intoxication, the defendant did not understand the nature of his/her actions or know what he/she was doing.

What are intoxication rate factors?

Intoxication Rate Factors: 1. speed up or slow down alcohol as it gets into the bloodstream and 2. impact the rate at which a person’s BAC level increases. Both men have the same \% of body fat, are the same height and are consuming the same amount of alcohol at the same rate.

How do you measure BAC?

BAC is expressed as the weight of ethanol, in grams, in 100 milliliters of blood, or 210 liters of breath. BAC can be measured by breath, blood, or urine tests. The number of drinks consumed is a very poor measure of intoxication largely because of variation in physiology and individual alcohol tolerance.

How do you read BAC?

To calculate BAC, the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream is measured in milligrams (mg) of alcohol per 100 milliliters (ml) of blood. It is usually expressed as a decimal such as 0.08 or 0.15. For example, a BAC of 0.10\% means that an individual’s blood supply contains one part alcohol for every 1,000 parts blood.