CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF DRUNK DRIVING

Alcohol is a depressant that slows down body reactions and the working of the brain. Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol can cause many problems and affect your health and well as your driving. There is a lot of evidence that shows how driving when drunk could decrease the amount of performance and good judgment behind the wheel. If you drink and drive, you are not only a danger to yourself but also to your ... example you can have Liver Cirrhosis, Oral Cancer, and Hepatitis. With pregnancy alcohol can cause still birth, low birth weight for a new born, and Fetal Alcohol Sy...

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... a societal disease that negatively affects everyone because alcohol abuse creates higher crime rates, alcoholics cause more accidents and create higher costs in the workplace, and alcohol creates an increase in health-related issues. There is a strong correlation between alcohol use and violent crime, which is how the phrase "mean drunk" came about. People that abuse alcohol are six times more likely to commit ... or she may have had blood alcohol content lower than.08, they are not included in the statistics of drunk driving, but they could have still exhibited the effects of a driver ...

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... . Often times bloody pictures of drunk-driving car accidents are shown. Images of badly torn up bodies can persuade someone to stop drinking for the moment. However, an alcoholic's disease is more powerful than a picture. While the bloody pictures may make the drinker think twice, the effects are not huge in preventing alcoholism. A lot of the anti-alcohol propaganda is about driving drunk. Drinking and driving is a combination that leads ... to horrible accidents. Driving while under the influence is a serious concern that has gained more and more attention. According to the U.S. Surgeo...

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... common over the years, despite the nation's attempt to hinder it. Adolescents are educated about the risks and dangers of driving drunk starting at a very young age, and the media serves as another source of information, warning all about the horrendous effects of drunken driving on our population. However, it is left up to the individual to decide whether or not to get into a car after drinking. It is ... never the right answer. My personal views on the issue of drunk driving agree with the opinion of the majority. I believe that driving drunk is inexcusable. I feel driving while intox...

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... indicated that at least 1,400 college students die each year of binge drinking. Binge drinking also contributes to about 500,000 injuries and 70,000 sexual assaults among college students, says the report. Alcohol poisoning is another problem drinking alcohol can cause the body. The tranquilizing effects of being drunk acts like a stimulate, but really alcohol is a depressant. It makes a ... people forget their problems, feel good, and want to consume more alcohol. According to Be Responsible About Drinking, Inc., alcohol goes directly to the ... vital centers have been depressed by al...

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... drunk drivers. To determine the concentration of alcohol in the body at any given time, it is necessary to find the blood alcohol concentration (BAC), which measures the percentage of alcohol in the blood. Consuming a small amount of alcohol may cause some slight effects on a person's behavior and understanding. There are seven very important ways that alcohol affects the body, each one having a direct effect on a person's driving ... from urine, saliva, or the blood itself. When someone is driving drunk they are not only putting themselves and others in danger, but they are also putting...

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... patrols, drug evaluation and classification program, roadside breathe testing, and Per Se Laws such as .08 and above is Oregon's legally impaired limit to drive. Strategy three is screening and brief intervention which would question if a person is at risk 2) The legal definition of impaired driving is if you can be found guilty of drunk driving, also called driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence ( ... (In Colorado, for instance you are legally impaired if your alcohol level is .05 percent.) For drivers of commercial vehicles, the level may is usually .05 and low...

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... Could it be pressure from their peers, by acting wild at parties and showing off Or just not thinking of the consequences after drinking out a party and wanting to get home. After many years of watching and assuming drinking and driving was normal, I have completely changed my beliefs and want everybody to realize the true effect of drunk driving. I believe peer pressure plays a major role in whether a teen ... keep their cool reputation. I believe peer pressure is not to hard to avoid if we learn to make responsible decision and believe it does not matter what your peers think. Drinki...

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... 's effects on our body can be more harmful than those of marijuana, yet we continue to view marijuana as the more dangerous substance. The danger of alcohol to the public far outweighs that of marijuana. Driving while under the influence of marijuana has not ever been discussed as a serious topic. It is known that driving while high is not nearly as dangerous as drunk driving, yet alcohol is legal and ... tar that is contained in cigarettes. Cannabis, unlike cigarettes does not cause any narrowing of the small airways passages in the lungs. Not one case of lung cancer has been linked to ...

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