NCJ Number
141732
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 38 Issue: 2 Dated: (March 1993) Pages: 285-291
Date Published
1993
Length
7 pages
Annotation
A sample of six men and three women participated in an experiment in which they consumed near bolus doses of alcohol (0.69 g/kg) on two occasions a week apart. They had to consume the alcohol as quickly as possible, in an average of about 12 minutes.
Abstract
In the first experiment, the alcohol was consumed directly after a large meal, while on the second occasion, the subjects drank the alcohol following a 6-hour fast. An Intoxilyzer 4011A was used to measure Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC), beginning as soon as the alcohol was consumed and continuing at 8-minute intervals over the course of about 4 hours. The BrAC was measured in grams per 210 L of breath. While the average time to reach maximum BrAC was 41 minutes under both sets of circumstances, the results showed that the average elimination rate of ethanol was significantly lower after a meal. Nonetheless, the total time required to reach zero BrAC was about the same. 1 table, 2 figures, and 14 references