The Role of Alcohol and Other Drugs

Remember: your body size matters when it comes to drinking alcohol.

A male* person typically has more muscle mass than a female* person. Alcohol will be more concentrated in a female* person than a male* person. These differences generally mean that female* individuals will get drunk faster and will stay drunk for a longer period of time when consuming the same amount of alcohol as a male* person.

Next, we will walk through an example that will help illustrate how biological factors affect BAC.

*Based on sex assigned at birth