The ABCs of BAC: A Guide to Understanding Blood Alcohol Concentration and Alcohol Impairment

This brochure provides guidelines for understanding blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and alcohol impairment by answering the following questions: What is BAC? Does the type of alcohol I drink affect my BAC? What affects my BAC? What about other medications or drugs? When am I impaired? How will I know I'm impaired, and why should I care? What can I do to stay safe when I plan on drinking?

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2005-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood alcohol levels; Brochures; Drunk driving; Highway safety; Impaired drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000767
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-809 844
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 10 2005 1:54PM