This article mainly focus on those individuals who intakes alcohol. This article will help you understand the adverse effects of alcohol on the body. Effect of alcohol varies from person to person.
Even people who consume little alcohol can be affected badly. This is because different types of alcoholic beverages are dispersed into the body differently and there are immeasurable combinations which affect the blood level in a different way.
Avoid drinking alcohol while driving. Though, sometimes you are in a position to drive if you consume alcohol in little quantity but some new laws, introduced in many countries don’t allow you to drive if you are drunk in order to avoid deaths. Laws differ from country to country.
Standard Blood Alcohol Levels
All countries and states are required to follow certain standards to indentify that level of alcohol that are considered alleged of driving under the influence (DUI). These standards are listed below:
- 0.02 to 0.03
- 0.04 to 0.06
- 0.07 to 0.09
- 0.10 to 0.125
- 0.13 to 0.15
- 0.16 to 0.19
- 0.20 to 0.24
- 0.25 to 0.29
- 0.30 to 0.35
- 0.40 or higher
Blood Alcohol Level-Based Effects
Though you cannot identify the above mentioned blood levels numbers, you might experience certain indications of illness. These symptoms include:
- A bad feeling
- Euphoria and feelings of being uninhibited.
- Speak indistinctly, sounds and words are not pronounced clearly
- Loss control of vehicle coordination and decreased reaction time.
- Vision not clear, loss of vision and euphoria turns to anxiety or restlessness.
- Noticeably drunk to others because of distorted speech.
- Experience blackouts and vomiting, feeling.
- Risk of asphyxiation due to stalled gag reflex
- Oblivion behavior observed
- Loss of consciousness that can result in death.
The above mentioned signs will help you understand whether you are in the position to drive or not. If you experience these symptoms it’s preferable that you refrain from driving.
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Posted on 05 November 2009