Brain Cell Battery By Alcohol Consumption Chart

SEVENTH  IN A SERIES by BRUCE RITCHIE

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of FASD.

This chart makes it simple to see how not just that women get more intoxicated quicker than the man but also that if she was carrying a fetus one can see how few drinks it takes to intoxicate it (the fetus). "Mom" reaches ".10" after 2 successive drinks. And if you remember the past charts about binge drinking, you can easily see, or at least imagine, how the fetus is getting the full brunt of alcohol brain cell battering.

Drink/Weight Index Chart:
         
# of Drinks
Consumed
In Succession                           Blood Alcohol Level by Weight (Pounds)

                         100         120         140         160         180          200         220         240

1   Male             .04          .04          .03          .03          .02          .02          .02          .02
     Female         .05          .04          .04          .03          .03          .03          .02          .02

2   Male             .09          .07          .06          .05          .05          .04          .04          .04
     Female         .10          .08          .07          .06          .06          .05          .05          .04

3   Male             .13          .11          .09          .08          .07          .07          .06          .05
     Female         .15          .13          .11          .10          .08          .08          .07          .06

4   Male             .17          .15          .13          .11          .10          .09          .08          .07
     Female         .20          .17          .15          .13          .11          .10          .09          .09

5   Male             .22          .18          .16          .14          .12          .11          .10          .09
     Female         .25          .21          .18          .16          .14          .13          .12          .11

6   Male             .26          .22          .19          .16          .15          .13          .12          .11
     Female         .30          .26          .22          .19          .17          .15          .14          .13

7   Male             .30          .25          .22          .19          .17          .15          .14          .13
     Female         .36          .30          .26          .22          .20          .18          .16          .15

8   Male             .35          .29          .25          .22          .20          .18          .16          .15
     Female         .41          .33          .29          .26          .23          .20          .18          .16

9   Male             .39          .35          .28          .25          .22          .20          .18          .16
     Female         .46          .38          .33          .29          .26          .23          .21          .19

10 Male             .39          .35          .28          .25          .22          .20          .18          .16
     Female         .51          .42          .36          .32          .28          .25          .23          .21

11 Male             .48          .40          .34          .30          .26          .24          .23          .21
     Female         .56          .46          .40          .35          .31          .27          .25          .23

12 Male             .53          .43          .37          .32          .29          .26          .24          .21
     Female         .61          .50          .43          .37          .33          .30          .28          .25

13 Male             .57          .47          .40          .35          .31          .29          .26          .23
     Female         .66          .55          .47          .40          .36          .32          .30          .27

14 Male             .62          .50          .43          .37          .34          .31          .28          .25
     Female         .71          .59          .51          .43          .39          .35          .32          .29

15 Male             .66          .54          .47          .40          .36          .34          .30          .27
     Female         .76          .63          .55          .46          .42          .37          .35          .32

RED = Death
BLUE = Possible Death

“This is only an estimation based on an average metabolic rate. Differences in metabolic rates, gender, types of drinks, food in the stomach etc. can contribute to substantial differences in your Blood Alcohol Levels. Also, there may be slight differences (.01 - .03) between the various BAL Charts that are available to you.

Other Factors Impacting BAL and Impairment ; in addition to the amount of alcohol 

consumed, the speed at which it is consumed, and your tolerance, here are a number of other factors that will also affect how quickly and to what degree you will get impaired
if you choose to drink:

Food in the stomach will slow the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream and delay
impairment. The type of food ingested (carbohydrate, fat, protein) has not been shown to have a measurable influence on BAL. However, we do know that the larger the meal and the closer the time between eating and drinking, the lower the peak blood alcohol concentration. Studies have shown reductions in peak blood alcohol concentration (as opposed to those of a fasting individual under otherwise similar circumstances) of between 9 percent and 23 percent.

Alcohol mixed with carbonated beverages such as Coca-Cola or Seven Up will be absorbed more quickly into the bloodstream. This is also true for champagne and wine coolers.

Women who are pre-menstrual and sometimes those on birth control pills tend to get
more impaired more quickly.

Strong emotions—anger, fear, loneliness—tend to hasten impairment.

If you are tired, sick or just getting over an illness, you tend to get more impaired more quickly.

Mixing alcohol with other drugs often leads to increased impairment in a shorter period of time.” (Jim Matthews, Beer, Booze and Books, http://www.beerboozebooks.com/bal.htm)