The video below discusses how terms for racial and ethnic identities have changed over the years and how a racial or ethnic term may not accurately describe a person's identity, as the person may have multiple racial and ethnic backgrounds.
She started drinking at 10pm and had 6 mixer (9 standard) drinks over 4 hours. At 2am her blood alcohol concentration was 0.24. She stayed the night at a friendâs house. It took more than 16 hours before Melitaâs BAC was back to zero.
In addition, most states practice zero-tolerance laws, meaning if you are under 21 any alcohol in your system is against the law. 1  The faster someone drinks, the higher the BAC is, and the more dangerous drinking becomes. 2  A BAC of .37%-.40% or higher can cause death.