Re: How many drinks does it take to make you drunk.?

I'm glad you are discussing this with your teens.  According to "Driving 
Under the Influence, Questions and Answers" (which you can find by 
searching for those words at www.google.com), how much alcohol it 
takes to impair driving depends on several factors:
weight--the less you weigh, the more quickly you will become intoxicated
full or empty stomach--the emptier, the faster you will become intoxicated
alcohol content of the "drink"
how long you have been drinking
medications or drugs with can increase the effects of alcohol, like 
decongestants

Blood Alcohol Concentration is a mesure of amount of alcohol in the 
blood.  The legal BAC in most states is .08%.  A person weighing 150 lbs 
and drinking at the rate of 1.5 oz of alcohol (the amount found in one 12 oz 
can of beer or a glass of wine) per half hour would need:
two drinks to reach a BAC of .05%
three drinks to reach BAC of .08%
four drinks to reach BAC .1%
six drinks to reach BAC .15%

In many states underage are considered above the legal limit if you have 
.01% BAC

Even at .02% (less than one drink) your judgement is significantly 
impaired and you will be at a higher risk for a crash.

E