What is the elimination rate of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood for each hour after drinking alcohol?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Gibson, 2004 NSSC 228 (CanLII):

His conclusion was based on the assumption that the respondent had an elimination rate of between 10 and 20 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood for each hour after consumption. This figure is the average for all persons. ST. PIERRE v. THE QUEEN, 1995 CanLII 135 (SCC), [1995] 96 C.C.C.(3d) 385

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