Alcohol
impaired. (It is illegal to operate a motor vehicle at this level of intoxication.)
0.13-0.15 BAC: Gross motor impairment and lack of physical control. BLurred vision
and major loss of balance. Euphoria is reduced and dysphoria beginning to appear.
0.16-0.20 BAC: Dysphoria (anxiety,restlessness) predominates, nausea may appear. The
drinker has the appearance of a "sloppy drunk."
0.25 BAC: Needs assistance in walking; total mental confusion. Dysphoia with nausea
and some vomiting.
0.30 BAC: Loss of consciousness.
0.40 BAC and up: Onset of coma,possible death due to respiratory arrest.
WHAT IS CONSIDERED A DRINK:
A drink that contains a half-ounce of alcohol or more. The amount you would
problibly find in a 12 ounce can of beer, 4 ounce glass of table wine, 1 ounce shot of
100% destilled spirits such as whiskey or vodka. Generally this is the amount of alcohol a
person can metabolize in about an hour