In the US, a "standard" drink is 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol, regardless of the beverage involved.
The amount of alcohol in a drink is generally measured in proof, where 200 proof is 100% alcohol. Typically, hard liquor is 80 or 86 proof, wine is 21 proof, and beer is 11 proof.
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When you drink, you exhale a certain amount of the alcohol in your breath. This is how blood alcohol content (BAC) is measured by breathalyzers. You blow into the machine, if analyzes how much alcohol is in your breath, performs a mathematical equation, and determines how much alcohol is in your bloodstream.
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Alcohol and metabolism are unrelated. So the amount you drink has no bearing on metabolism.
Alcohol is measured in proof. 100% proof whiskey is 50% alcohol. Everclear is 95% alcohol.
In the US, a "standard" drink is 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol, regardless of the beverage involved.
All alcoholic drinks contain the same kind of alcohol: ethanol (C6H5OH). It is the amount of alcohol in the drink that matters, not what kind of drink.
Alcohol can kill you on the spot if you drink a huge amount of alcohol, drink grain alcohol in large amounts, or are allergic to alcohol. Allergies to alcohol can cause throat swelling and an inability to breathe.
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Find out what the recommended amount is your weight and gender, and don't drink more than that.
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