It’s the amount of alcohol that counts. For exmple, if
the same person
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three double martinis
(3
ounce$
or
90
ml
of
liquor each) within
an
hour,
the person’s
BAC
would be close to
0.12
percent.
A
person who
consumes fb.od
just
before or during drinking
will
have
a
somewhat lower
BAC
level.
There
is
a gender difference, too. Women generally have
a
lower relative percentage of body water than men.
Since alcohol is carried in body water,
this
means that a
woman generally will reach a higher
BAC
level
than
a