Blood alcohol concentration After alcohol is fully absorbed into the body, it is

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Blood alcohol concentration After alcohol is fully absorbed into the body, it is metabolized with a half-life of about 1.5 hours. Suppose you have had three alcoholic drinks and an hour later, at midnight, your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is 0.6 mgymL. (a) Find an exponential decay model for your BAC t hours after midnight. ; (b) Graph your BAC and use the graph to determine when you can drive home if the legal limit is 0.08 mgymL. Source: Adapted from P. Wilkinson et al., Pharmacokinetics of Ethanol after Oral Administration in the Fasting State, J

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