Drinking_And_Driving

Drinking And Driving Drinking And Driving Alcoholism is a ever growing problem in the United States. One part of the alcohol problem is drinking and driving. In fact, every 30 minutes, someone in this country dies in an alcohol-related crash. Last year alone over one million people were injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes. There are seven stages of alcoholic intoxication, the first is called subclincal. This first stage the effects of alcohol are not apparent or obvious. They can only be detected by special tests. The second stage is called euphoria. In this stage a person becomes more social and more talkative. The person also has some sensory motor impairment. The third stage of intoxication is when someone’s blood alcohol level is at 0.9-0.25and is called excitement. A person at this stage has loss of critical judgment, impairment of perception and drowsiness. The blood alcohol level in a person in stage four is 0.18-0.30and it is called confusion. At this stage a person suffers from disorientation, mental confusion and dizziness. They also have exaggerated emotional states such as fear, rage, and grief. People in this stage have a increased pain driving, stage, person, alcohol, people, level, drinking, alcohol-related, stopping, road, one, off, called, vehicle, through, tests, skills, motor, last, judgment, coordination, changing, blood, accidents, ability, year, ways, way, walk, turns, traffic, tasks, street, straight, stop