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Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Calculator

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Estimates your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) based on the number of drinks consumed, time elapsed, weight, and gender. This is only an estimate; actual BAC can vary.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Number of Standard Drinks, Hours Spent Drinking, Weight (lbs), and Gender in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Weight (kg), Gender Constant, Grams of Alcohol Absorbed, Estimated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC), and Driving Recommendation in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Light Drinker (Male)

Number of Standard Drinks: 1; Hours Spent Drinking: 1; Weight (lbs): 180 lbs; Gender: Male

Weight (kg): 81.64656 kg; Gender Constant: 0.68; Grams of Alcohol Absorbed: 14 grams; Estimated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC): 0.237 %; Driving Recommendation: Do not drive. BAC is over the legal limit.

Moderate Drinker (Female)

Number of Standard Drinks: 2; Hours Spent Drinking: 2; Weight (lbs): 130 lbs; Gender: Female

Weight (kg): 58.96696 kg; Gender Constant: 0.55; Grams of Alcohol Absorbed: 28 grams; Estimated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC): 0.833 %; Driving Recommendation: Do not drive. BAC is over the legal limit.

Heavy Drinker (Male)

Number of Standard Drinks: 5; Hours Spent Drinking: 3; Weight (lbs): 200 lbs; Gender: Male

Weight (kg): 90.7184 kg; Gender Constant: 0.68; Grams of Alcohol Absorbed: 70 grams; Estimated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC): 1.09 %; Driving Recommendation: Do not drive. BAC is over the legal limit.

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Important

Use the result as an estimate and confirm any medical decisions with a qualified professional.