The effects of drinking alcoholic beverages depend on the amount of actual ethyl alcohol consumed and body weight. The level of alcohol in the blood is calculated in milligrams (1 milligram equals 1/30,000 of an ounce) of pure (ethyl) alcohol per deciliter (3.5 fluid ounces), commonly expressed in percentages.
Number of drinks: 1
Blood alcohol level: 0.02-0.03%
Effects: Changes in behavior, coordination, and ability to think clearly
Number of drinks: 2
Blood alcohol level: 0.05%
Effects: Sedation or tranquilized feeling
Number of drinks: 3
Blood alcohol level: 0.08-0.10%
Effects: Legal intoxication in many states in USA
Number of drinks: 5
Blood alcohol level: 0.15-0.20%
Effects: Person is obviously intoxicated and may show signs of delirium
Number of drinks: 12
Blood alcohol level: 0.30-0.40%
Effects: Loss of consciousness
Number of drinks: 24
Blood alcohol level: 0.50%
Effects: Heart and respiration become so depressed that they to function and death follows. (The Handy Science Answer Book, compiled by the Science and Technology department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)
Number of drinks: 1
Blood alcohol level: 0.02-0.03%
Effects: Changes in behavior, coordination, and ability to think clearly
Number of drinks: 2
Blood alcohol level: 0.05%
Effects: Sedation or tranquilized feeling
Number of drinks: 3
Blood alcohol level: 0.08-0.10%
Effects: Legal intoxication in many states in USA
Number of drinks: 5
Blood alcohol level: 0.15-0.20%
Effects: Person is obviously intoxicated and may show signs of delirium
Number of drinks: 12
Blood alcohol level: 0.30-0.40%
Effects: Loss of consciousness
Number of drinks: 24
Blood alcohol level: 0.50%
Effects: Heart and respiration become so depressed that they to function and death follows. (The Handy Science Answer Book, compiled by the Science and Technology department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)