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DUI Blood Alcohol Content Albuquerque New Mexico NM

Reader’s Question:

I haven’t actually arrested for DUI in here Albuquerque, New Mexico but I am curious to know what blood alcohol content means. How is the BAC being measured and what are the factors that determine the BAC?

Peter

Albuquerque, NM

Good thing you haven’t been arrested for DUI in Albuquerque, New Mexico and it would be best to know certain things about DUI. Blood alcohol content (BAC) is the relationship between the amount of alcohol consumed and the elimination of alcohol in your blood. The BAC is usually measured as the percentage of deciliters of blood. So if the BAC is measured by how much blood you have, the body weight would make a difference on how much you could drink. The factors that determine the blood alcohol level includes weight, gender, amount of alcohol consumed, how long the time frame was while drinking and how long it takes to get back to a 0 BAC.

Having a BAC of .04% means that the person has 4 drops of pure alcohol for every 10,000 drops of blood. An average who weighs 160 lbs. and drinks two beers would have a BAC of .04% after about an hour on an empty stomach. Someone who would reach a BAC of .10% would normally show signs of intoxication. On the average, it would take about one hour for one drink leave the body.

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