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• BLOG_POSTED_BY: Richard Moody
• BLOG_POSTED_ON: Nov 03, 2017
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• Description : For a person, alcohol acts as a neuro-paralytic poison leading to tragic consequences not only for the driver, but also for the people in the immediate vicinity to them (passengers, other drivers, pedestrians).

Overview

• For a person, alcohol acts as a neuro-paralytic poison leading to tragic consequences not only for the driver, but also for the people in the immediate vicinity to them (passengers, other drivers, pedestrians).
  If this should happen to you, you need to immediately turn to a professional Burlington DUI lawyer.
  
  Alcoholic intoxication is a condition that occurs as a result of a driver taking alcohol. Alcohol, when getting into the body, begins to be absorbed into the blood, reaching a maximum at the second hour after the intake. Then the concentration of alcohol in blood begins to decrease due to oxidation in the body at a rate of up to 8 ml of absolute alcohol per hour. In addition, about 16% of alcohol is released through the skin, lungs, and kidneys.
  
  In the case of a single consumption of alcohol, the time of its maximum concentration in the blood depends on the quantity, the state of the gastrointestinal tract, and the general state of the body. Interestingly, alcohol, taken on an empty stomach, enters the blood much faster. The speed of its absorption is influenced by the composition of the food: fatty food will slow the suction process, in comparison with the lent food.
  
  With a single intake of a small amount of alcohol, it is excreted from the blood no earlier than 4-5 hours, and its traces can remain in the body for up to two weeks. First of all, it is found in the liver, skeletal muscles, and then in the subcortical formations of the brain. With repeated use of alcohol, alcohol is mainly concentrated in the central nervous system.
  
  The narcotic effect of alcohol is seen due to its influence on the central part of the nervous system and its peripheral sections. As a result of this complex effect, sensitivity to pain is lost. A heavily drunk person with impaired coordination of movements, when attempting to move, often inflicts significant injuries to themselves without feeling pain and discovering the consequences of trauma only after a certain period of time. That is why many drivers do not feel pain after an accident took place.
  
  It has been established that alcohol destroys the liver and the central nervous system. However, its negative impact on the human body is comprehensive. This is easily confirmed by statistics: alcohol is the reason for every third death in the case of cardiovascular diseases, liver, kidney and stomach pathology. Even with a single dose of alcohol, a driver may die due to a developing alcohol intoxication, in other words - acute poisoning.
  
  To determine the degree of alcohol intoxication, three have been defined 3 stages:
  • Light alcoholic intoxication (the amount of alcohol in blood being up to 1.5 ‰);
  • Medium alcoholic intoxication (ranging from 1.5 to 2.5‰);
  • Strong alcoholic intoxication (ranging from 2.5 to 3‰);
  • Severe alcohol poisoning with possible fatalities is noted with an alcohol content in blood being 3 to 5 ‰.
  
  We hope this article has been helpful to you and you will never drive when intoxicated. However, if you are already facing a Kitchener DUI charge, make sure to turn to a good lawyer.