"This program provides an estimate of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) given information on weight, gender, number of drinks consumed and the time from when drinking was initiated until the present."
NHTSB--National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Problem Behavior Research Division, MJTSA. MTS-32, 400 Seventh Street, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20590 (202) 366-9591.
Address: http://ntl.bts.gov/card_view.cfm?docid=5188

The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division has Male and Female Blood Alcohol Concentration Guides along with the effects by BAC level (number of drinks) for males and females.
Address: http://www.iowaabd.com/alcohol/publications/bac_chart

Arstein-Kerslake, G. W.; "A Confidence interval approach to the development of blood alcohol concentration charts,: ALCOHOL, DRUGS, AND DRIVING, 2 (1): 9-15. (Uses Dubowski BrAC data.)

Blood Alcohol Content for general background information on this subject. Note informationin Wikipedia should be verified by other sources.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_concentration

MedicineNet.com
http://medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52905

Montgomery, M. R.; Reason, M. J.; "Retrograde extrapolation of blood alcohol data: an applied approach," JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY (1992), 36 : 281-292. (This a author offers the rule of thumb. A person eliminates one drink per hour beginning from the first swallow of alcohol. BAC chart is based on one from Sunshine.)

Niesink, R. J. M.; Jaspers, R. M. A.; Kornet, L. M. W.; van Ree, J. M., eds.; Drugs of Abuse and Addiction: neurobehavioral toxicology, Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, 1999, 342p. (BAC chart.)

Samber, Sharon, "Blood Alcohol Concentration: Understanding How Drinking Affects You", NCADI Reporter, September 4, 1997.

Sunshine, I.; Methodology for Analytical Toxicology, West Palm Beach, Florida, CRC Press, 1975, 152p. (Chart on BAC and drinks by weight and effects charts.)

Watson, Patricia E.; "Total body water and blood alcohol levels: updating the fundaments," In: K. E. Crow, R. D. Batt (Eds.); Human metabolism of alcohol, volume I: Pharmacokinetics, medicolegal aspects and general interest; CRC Press (1989), 214p.

Zernig,, G. Battista, H. W.; "How to calculate maximum blood alcohol levels after a drinking event." In" G. Zernig, A. Saria, S. S. O'Malley, eds., HANDBOOK OF ALCOHOLISM, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000, 419-420). Formulas are given for calculating maximum blood alcohol levels in men and women following a drinking event. The formula for men is: maximum blood level in parts per thousand for men equals (grams alcohol consumed) divided by (kilograms body weight times 0.7). The formula for women is: maximum blood level in part per thousand for women equals (grams alcohol consumed) divided by (kilograms body weight times 0.6). Differences are taken into account for obese and lean men and women.

Note: The basis for computing these charts should be known, whether they are based on breath alcohol or blood alcohol makes a difference, since breath alcohol values may be under reported by 10-20%.

Definition of a heavy drinker--5 or more drinks on one occasion with 5 or more occasions per month.

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