7 Ways to Get the Most From Your BACtrack Are you getting the most out of your BACtrack? Here are 7 ways to maximize the value of your breathalyzer. 1. Review the user manual. If you haven’t done so already, this is a great place to begin to get to kn...

Why Choose Fuel Cell Sensor Technology? BACtrack Professional Breathalyzers with advanced Xtend® Fuel Cell Sensor Technology offer an extremely high level of blood alcohol content (BAC) testing accuracy and sensitivity, and are the alcohol testing dev...

How Does a Breathalyzer Work? Most breathalyzers use one of three technologies to detect Blood Alcohol Content (BAC), which is the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood: a semiconductor oxide sensor, a fuel cell sensor or an infrared spectromet...

What is the Highest Recorded %BAC? According to CBC News Canada, a Bulgarian man holds the record for the highest BAC level ever recorded, and specifically the highest survivable BAC level. In December 2004, a 67-year-old man in Plovdiv, Bulgaria was ...

What is BAC? Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) describes the percentage of alcohol present in the blood. BAC testing enables law enforcement and medical professionals--as well as concerned individuals--to objectively estimate the level of a person’s alcohol...

Understanding DUI and DWI You swing by a nearby bar after work and have a few pops with your pals. You’re a little buzzed – but not so buzzed that you don’t think you can drive. So you get in your car and head off into traffic. So far, so good... And ...

Understanding Breathalyzer Sensor Types Most breathalyzers use either fuel cell sensor technology or semiconductor oxide sensor technology to measure the blood alcohol content (BAC) in a person's blood. Xtend® Fuel Cell Sensor Technology Breathalyzers...

Understanding Binge Drinking Binge drinking is defined as the rapid consumption of a high number of alcoholic beverages in a short period of time. Sound familiar? You aren’t alone. About 75% of the alcohol consumed by adults in the United States is in...

Typical BAC Limits Around the World Since 2002, it has been illegal in all 50 U.S. states for those over the age of 21 to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that is 0.08% or higher (before 2002, the legal limit was 0.10%). In addition, som...

Three Types of BAC Testing In the United States, you are considered to be legally intoxicated and prohibited from driving a vehicle if your blood alcohol content (BAC) is 0.08% or greater. The three most common methods for testing BAC are breath, bloo...