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Choose if, when, and what you drink

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Hydrate or hangover

Track number of standard drinks

Eat before you drink

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Standard Drink Equivalents

Beer

beer bottle

12 oz.
5% Alcohol

=

Wine

beer bottle

5 oz.
12% Alcohol

=

Liquor

beer bottle

1.5 oz.
40% Alcohol (80 Proof)

Positive Drinking Guidelines

These charts show the approximate number of standard drinks you can consume to stay in the Party Positive Zone (Blood Alcohol Level at or below .06)

Male Assigned at Birth

  • 1 hour drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 7.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 7.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 8.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 7.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 8.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 7.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 8.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 8.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 9.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 7.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 8.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 9.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 7.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 8.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 9.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 8.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 9.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 10.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 8.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 9.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 10.5 drinks

Female Assigned at Birth

  • 1 hour drinking: 1.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 1.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 1.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 1.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 1.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 1.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 1.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 2.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.0 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.0 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 5.5 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 7.0 drinks
  • 1 hour drinking: 3.5 drinks
  • 2 hours drinking: 4.5 drinks
  • 3 hours drinking: 5.0 drinks
  • 4 hours drinking: 6.0 drinks
  • 5 hours drinking: 6.5 drinks
  • 6 hours drinking: 7.5 drinks

This information is only to be used as a guide. Actual drinks may vary and not reflect the above amounts. Always check the alcohol by volume (ABV) percentage of your drink.
 This is an educational tool only and is not sufficiently accurate to be considered legal advice. Individual estimates will vary. We do not recommend driving after drinking any amount of alcohol.

Adapted from information available at niaaa.nih.gov and based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's formula with a .015 hourly elimination rate.

Stop Alcohol Poisoning

Call 911 immediately if any of the following symptoms are present:

  • Respiration is less than 8 breaths per minute
  • Breathing is irregular
  • No Pain Response — No Response to a shoulder pinch
  • Unconsciousness — If you cannot wake the person
  • Vomiting while asleep, unconscious, or repeatedly
  • You Are Worried at all about the state they are in

Recovery Position for intoxicated person:

recovery position for intoxicated person -place on side, tilt head to maintain airway, tuck nearest hand to cheek to maintain head tilt
Place on side, tilt head to maintain airway. Tuck nearest hand to cheek to maintain head tilt.

Photo credit to University of California

Your friend may need more than just time to sleep it off. They may have injured themselves in a fall, drank more than you know, combined alcohol with other drugs, or have another unknown medical problem. Keep checking for signs of alcohol poisoning.

Never leave the person in the recovery position alone!

Emergency Number: 911
Poison Control: 1 (800) 222-1222

Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines:

Men: No more than 4 alcoholic drinks on any day AND no more than 14 alcoholic drinks in a week.

Women: No more than 3 alcoholic drinks on any day AND no more than 7 alcoholic drinks in a week.

Information from niaaa.nih.gov

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