Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or...
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Drunk driving (redirect from Driving under the influence of alcohol)
influence of alcohol. A small increase in the blood alcohol content increases the relative risk of a motor vehicle crash. In the United States, alcohol is involved...
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Drunk driving law by country (category Alcohol by country)
vary between countries. One difference is the acceptable limit of blood alcohol content before a person is charged with a crime. Thresholds range from the...
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Standard drink (redirect from Unit of alcohol)
≈ 1.75 units of alcohol, and so a US standard drink takes the body about an hour and three-quarters to process. Blood alcohol content can more accurately...
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is considered under the influence of alcohol if a chemical screening test shows a blood-alcohol-alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 percent or higher. No other...
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fetal alcohol syndrome. The median lethal dose of alcohol in test animals is a blood alcohol content of 0.45%. This is about six times the level of ordinary...
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the body. The concentration of alcohol in blood is measured via blood alcohol content (BAC). The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large...
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is permitted.[citation needed] The blood alcohol content (BAC) legal limit is 0.03% or 30 mg alcohol in 100 ml blood. On 1 March 2012, the Union Cabinet...
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the metabolism of alcohol by alcohol dehydrogenase). This polymorphism is most often reported in patients of East Asian descent. Alcohol intolerance may...
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this licence. Restrictions on the Class 7 licence include zero blood alcohol content while driving and the inability to drive between midnight and 5...
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Alcoholic beverage (redirect from Beverage alcohol)
containing alcohol. Alcoholic drinks are typically divided into three classes—beers, wines, and spirits—and typically their alcohol content is between...
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Breathalyzer (redirect from Alcohol meter)
breath and analyzer/analyser), also called an alcohol meter, is a device for measuring breath alcohol content (BrAC). It is commonly utilized by law enforcement...
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such a liver to metabolize or break down alcohol means that small amounts can lead to a high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and more rapid intoxication...
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Agarwal preferential treatment, including delaying the test of his blood alcohol content. The Juvenile Justice Board gave the accused minor bail within hours...
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of alcohol as a staple food source is considered inconvenient due to the fact that it increases the blood alcohol content (BAC). However, alcohol is a...
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Alcohol and sex deals with the effects of the consumption of alcohol on sexual behavior. The effects of alcohol are balanced between its suppressive effects...
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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a set of symptoms that can occur following a reduction in alcohol use after a period of excessive use. Symptoms typically...
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eyesight test. Learner drivers must not consume any alcohol before driving (i.e. the Blood alcohol content (BAC) must be zero), and must be accompanied by...
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aspiration pneumonia, low blood sugar, and injuries or self-harm such as suicide. Alcohol intoxication can lead to alcohol-related crime with perpetrators...
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Iceland – 1915–1935 (see prohibition in Iceland) – However beer with an alcohol content exceeding 2.25% was prohibited until 1989.[citation needed] North...
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needed] Fusel alcohols can be reduced during fermentation by lowering the fermenter's temperature or increasing the oxygen content. Alcohol (drug) Beer...
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Breathometer (category Alcohol)
Breathometer was a device that claimed to measure someone's blood alcohol content using their iOS and Android smartphones. However, the app proved unreliable...
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approved the Volstead Act, which limited the alcohol content of all beverages to 0.5%. These very-low-alcohol beverages became known as tonics, and many...
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persons 18 and over. Turkey's driving under the influence law gives a blood alcohol content limit of 0.05 mg/ml and 0 for commercial drivers. Breaching the...
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was fined 250,000kr (US$27,000) for drunken driving. Andresen's blood-alcohol content was three times the legal limit. Alongside the fine, the sentence...
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level of intoxication is typically determined by a measurement of blood alcohol content or BAC; but this can also be expressed as a breath test measurement...
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (category Alcohol law in the United States)
favors strict policy in a variety of areas, including an illegal blood alcohol content of .08% or lower and using stronger sanctions for DUI offenders...
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Cannabis drug testing (section Blood testing)
weeks. Unlike alcohol, for which impairment can be reasonably measured using a breathalyser (and confirmed with a blood alcohol content measurement),...
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who is exposed to alcohol during gestation. FASD affects...
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laws which limit how much alcohol a person can consume before driving a car on a road. The permitted blood alcohol content threshold ranges from 0.0%...
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