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Understanding your BAC can help you enjoy a drink without regret
IT’S happened to many of us. Most of us, at one time or another, have said “never again”.
Somehow though, we never really remember that throbbing pain, that anxious waking reflection as we mentally audit the activities of the night before, the loss of a day we’ll never get back.
In most cases, the hangover subsides and the memories of a “good night” remain.
But in some cases, there is a much greater price. Long after the headache subsides, there can be the pain of regret. It might be a friendship ruined, a reputation destroyed or in extreme cases, the loss of an innocent life.
Despite this portrayal, the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows we spend around $14 billion a year on alcohol.
To put this in context, that’s 14 times what we spend on tea and coffee, 2.8 times what we spend on fashion, 1.3 times what we spend on personal care and 1.5 times what we spend on gadgets.
So how can we enjoy a drink without the regret?
Understanding your BAC
Blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, is how much alcohol you have in grams per 100ml of blood. It’s the standard measurement that is used to gauge the effects of alcohol.
We’re all familiar with .05, which is the legal limit for the majority of drivers. What we aren’t so familiar with is how BAC affects us in other areas.
Examining the table below can be somewhat enlightening and goes some way to explaining the conflicting societal perceptions on alcohol consumption.
In NSW for example, intoxication is defined as a blood-alcohol level of .15. This level reflects high range drink driving and is used in the new ‘one punch’ laws. Intoxication is the point where many people turn into the stereotypical ugly drunk.
A BAC of .10 is where things start to get rather embarrassing and is usually the point where you are going to lose the next day to the misery of a hangover.
It’s important to note that alcohol affects everyone differently and due to their physiological differences women are more affected by alcohol than men advises Michael Thorn, Chief Executive of Foundation for Alcohol and Education (FARE).
“We know that alcohol affects people’s judgment increases the likelihood that they will engage in risk-taking behaviour, it can also poison you.”
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http://www.news.com.au/technology/g...k-without-regret/story-fn6vihic-1227195136519
IT’S happened to many of us. Most of us, at one time or another, have said “never again”.
Somehow though, we never really remember that throbbing pain, that anxious waking reflection as we mentally audit the activities of the night before, the loss of a day we’ll never get back.
In most cases, the hangover subsides and the memories of a “good night” remain.
But in some cases, there is a much greater price. Long after the headache subsides, there can be the pain of regret. It might be a friendship ruined, a reputation destroyed or in extreme cases, the loss of an innocent life.
Despite this portrayal, the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows we spend around $14 billion a year on alcohol.
To put this in context, that’s 14 times what we spend on tea and coffee, 2.8 times what we spend on fashion, 1.3 times what we spend on personal care and 1.5 times what we spend on gadgets.
So how can we enjoy a drink without the regret?
Understanding your BAC
Blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, is how much alcohol you have in grams per 100ml of blood. It’s the standard measurement that is used to gauge the effects of alcohol.
We’re all familiar with .05, which is the legal limit for the majority of drivers. What we aren’t so familiar with is how BAC affects us in other areas.
Examining the table below can be somewhat enlightening and goes some way to explaining the conflicting societal perceptions on alcohol consumption.
In NSW for example, intoxication is defined as a blood-alcohol level of .15. This level reflects high range drink driving and is used in the new ‘one punch’ laws. Intoxication is the point where many people turn into the stereotypical ugly drunk.
A BAC of .10 is where things start to get rather embarrassing and is usually the point where you are going to lose the next day to the misery of a hangover.
It’s important to note that alcohol affects everyone differently and due to their physiological differences women are more affected by alcohol than men advises Michael Thorn, Chief Executive of Foundation for Alcohol and Education (FARE).
“We know that alcohol affects people’s judgment increases the likelihood that they will engage in risk-taking behaviour, it can also poison you.”
Cont -
http://www.news.com.au/technology/g...k-without-regret/story-fn6vihic-1227195136519
