How good are Aussies at estimating their own blood-alcohol content on a night out?

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Aussies aren't very good at guessing their blood-alcohol content on a night out, according to Australian researchers. The team surveyed about 2000 people out at Queensland night-time entertainment precincts and asked them to estimate their BAC before testing it with a breathalyser. The researchers say those with a low BAC were likely to overestimate it, those with a higher BAC were more likely to underestimate it and mildly intoxicated participants were most likely to be accurate in their guess. The researchers say participants with a high BAC who underestimated it were more likely to report having been recently kicked out of a venue.

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conference: Drug and Alcohol Review

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Organisation/s: Deakin University, The University of Queensland, Curtin University, Menzies School of Health Research

Funder: Australian Rechabites Foundation; Australian Research Council, Grant/Award Number: Linkage/ LP160100067; Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education; Lives Lived Well; Queensland Government

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