Template talk:SubstanceBox/Alcohol

Quantity calculation

• Blood alcohol content (BAC) Dosages:
  • Common: 0.06-0.08
    • ""Social drinking", also commonly referred to as "responsible drinking", refers to casual drinking of alcoholic beverages in a social setting without an intent to become intoxicated." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_culture#Social_drinking
    • Common level for people to get drunk: 0.06–0.1
  • Heavy: Binge drinking: "NIAAA defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 percent" - https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/moderate-binge-drinking
• Body weight: The global average body mass is 136 pounds (62 kilograms).
• Women have less water and more body fat than men (https://www.medindia.net/doctors/clinical_cal/bodywaterResult.asp), which makes them more sensitive to alcohol.

Blood alcohol calculations:

Blood alcohol levels for a 62 kg woman:

• 30 mL ethanol gives BAC 0.063%
  • mL to g: 30/1.27 = 23,622047244 ~= 20 g
• 40 mL ethanol gives BAC 0.084%
  • mL to g: 40/1.27 = 31,496062992 ~= 30 g

Blood alcohol levels for a 62 kg man:

• 35 mL ethanol gives BAC 0.062%

North Americans have the highest average body weight, 81 kilos.

Blood alcohol levels for an 81 kg woman:

• 40 mL ethanol gives BAC gives 0.064%
  • mL to g: 40/1.27 = 31,496062992 ~= 30 g

Blood alcohol levels for an 81 kg man:

• 45 mL ethanol gives BAC gives 0.061%

Conclusion: 30-50 mL suits the average female population.

Duration calculation

"A standard drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits" - https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa35.htm

• Ethanol in a standard drink from https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa35.htm: 1,5 ounce of 80-proof distilled spirits= 42.5243 g, or 44 mL. 44 ml × 0,4 = 17,6 mL ethanol. 17,6 mL × 0.789 density = 13,8864 g
• The average common dose in https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Template:SubstanceBox/Alcohol#Standard_drink is 35 g ethanol
• So 35 g ethanol ÷ 13,8864 g = 2,520451665 ~= 2.5 x standard drinks from https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa35.htm
• The duration for 2.5 drinks in the diagram seen in https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa35.htm is the average of 4:24 hours and 5:42 hours: (4*60+24+5*60+42)/2 = 303 minutes

Maximum Total duration: 303 minutes = 5:03 h