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.
By 2 a.m., the drinkerâs BAC has peaked and the body continues its efforts to eliminate the alcohol at an average elimination rate of about 0.015 percent per hour. At 7:30 a.m. the next morning, this drinker will still have a BAC of 0.08 percent. This drinker is still legally intoxicated and a danger behind the wheel.