According to studies done by the University of Amsterdam, a blood alcohol content of .04 can begin to hinder the ability to reason quickly and understand mistakes, supporting the belief by some that failure to use proper judgement does not start at the legal limit, it may start as early as half of the limit. During the study, Richard Ridderinkhof and his peers studied what they named the brain 's "oops" response which can be electronically monitored in a part of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)."We have known for some time that the anterior cingulate cortex is heavily involved in judgment," Ridderinkhof said. "With the anterior cingulate cortex, there is this component that you can see when you record an EEG [electroencephalogram].
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Just a few startling facts about drunk driving include every two minutes somebody is injured in a crash involving alcohol, there are 28 deaths a day due to driving drunk, and in 2013, one person died every 52 minutes in alcohol related accidents. While these facts are terrifying, when you take the fact that these stats are only regarding the United states, makes this even more startling. Even somebody slightly passed the legal limit is a danger to everybody on the road. A driver with a blood alcohol concentration just .02 points above the legal limit, just one beer over the limit, is seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash than is a driver who is sober, and a driver with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or greater is about 25 times more likely. Basically, any amount of alcohol in your system is detrimental to your functioning and reasoning, therefore causing you to become a liability on the …show more content…
Alcohol poisoning is thought to be the point at which one experiences extreme symptoms, such as a coma or blacking out. While these are some symptoms, alcohol poisoning starts when at a point many call being “drunk”. Symptoms of alcohol poisoning include blackouts, dehydration, amnesia, increased aggression, lack of motor skills, depression, euphoria, and slurred speech. Many of these symptoms are dangerous if they go untreated. the most common treatment is an injection of thiamine or in other serious circumstances, a stomach pump to clean out all excess
Just a few startling facts about drunk driving include every two minutes somebody is injured in a crash involving alcohol, there are 28 deaths a day due to driving drunk, and in 2013, one person died every 52 minutes in alcohol related accidents. While these facts are terrifying, when you take the fact that these stats are only regarding the United states, makes this even more startling. Even somebody slightly passed the legal limit is a danger to everybody on the road. A driver with a blood alcohol concentration just .02 points above the legal limit, just one beer over the limit, is seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash than is a driver who is sober, and a driver with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or greater is about 25 times more likely. Basically, any amount of alcohol in your system is detrimental to your functioning and reasoning, therefore causing you to become a liability on the …show more content…
Alcohol poisoning is thought to be the point at which one experiences extreme symptoms, such as a coma or blacking out. While these are some symptoms, alcohol poisoning starts when at a point many call being “drunk”. Symptoms of alcohol poisoning include blackouts, dehydration, amnesia, increased aggression, lack of motor skills, depression, euphoria, and slurred speech. Many of these symptoms are dangerous if they go untreated. the most common treatment is an injection of thiamine or in other serious circumstances, a stomach pump to clean out all excess