Behavioral and Sensation Manifestations of Alcohol Ingestion
With .01-.05 g/dL BAC -- euphoria and perceived reduction in anxiety
With .06-.10 g/dL BAC -- judgement and motor coordination impaired, sometimes increased aggression
With .20-.25 g/dL BAC -- sedation
With 0.30 g/dL BAC -- memory impairment and loss of consciousness
With 0.40 to .50 g/dL BAC -- depressed respiration , coma, death
*BACs for inexperienced user
SOURCE: Eighth Special Report to the US Congress on Alcohol and Health, US Dept. of HHS (1993), p 89