Blood Alcohol Level must be greater than the Goal Blood Alcohol Level.
This calculator estimates the time duration for metabolism (as compared to the day the blood was drawn on).
The earlier estimation is based upon metabolism at 30 mg/dL/hr (Alcoholic) and the later estimation is based upon 15mg/dL/hr (Naïve drinkers).
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