blood alcohol

Drink-driving test reading

Blood alcohol is the concentration of alcohol in a person's bloodstream, typically expressed as a percentage.

A blood alcohol level of 0.08% is the legal threshold for drunk driving in most U.S. states: Her blood alcohol was twice the legal limit.

Also called blood alcohol content or blood alcohol concentration (BAC).

Opposites
intoxication state

blood alcoholsobriety

Unimpaired mental state

sober · clearheaded · clean · abstinence · unimpaired

substance presence

blood alcoholalcohol-free

Contains no ethanol

metabolized · uncontaminated

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