This TI-85 program calculates the Blood Alcohol Concentration of a person, 
given the person's Sex, Weight, # of Drinks, and # of consumption hours.  


Program:  BAC
Author:  Dan Watkins (goodman@brahms.udel.edu)
Size:  313 bytes

A "drink"  is considered to be one 12 oz. bottle of beer, a 5 oz glass of 
wine, or a shot of hard liquor.

There is a differentiation between male and female because of different 
fat/water ratios.  Also, men contain greater quantities of an enzyme that 
hastens alcohol absorption in the stomach.

These calculations are based upon average metabolic rate and average build.
A comparably fatter person will have a higher BAC than that of a comparably
leaner person of the same weight.

Calculations also assume an empty stomach.  Food in the stomach will lessen
the BAC level.

A BAC level of .1 is considered legally intoxicated in most states, .08 is 
legally intoxicated in some states.

THESE CALCULATIONS ARE ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE (FOR OBVIOUS REASONS).

Most data and calculations used in this program were received from the
Canadian Journal of Public Health.  Vol. 78, Sept/Oct. 1987.