NOT ALL DRINKS CREATED EQUAL
If you choose to make the decision to drink alcohol, remember that your only safe and legal option is to not use until age 21.
If you do choose to drink, it is essential to track how much alcohol you are actually drinking to help you estimate your BAC (blood alcohol concentration). Some drinks may only appear to be ‘one drink', but contain as many as five standard drinks. To calculate your BAC, you need to know what a standard drink is.
Different types of beer, wine and liquor contain unstable amounts of pure alcohol. But a standard drink of any alcohol beverage contains about one-half ounce of pure alcohol.
As a point of reference, a standard drink will quickly raise the BAC of a 160-pound male by about .02 percent. For a male weighing less or a female, a stand drink can raise BAC higher.
Mixed drinks are changeable and can contain numerous "standard drinks," which will raise BAC even higher.
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