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  2. Blood alcohol content - Wikipedia

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    Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes. [1] BAC is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume of blood. In US and many international publications, BAC levels are written as a percentage such as 0.08%, i.e. there is 0.8 ...

  3. How Much Alcohol Is Safe to Drink Without Putting Your Health ...

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    Binge drinking is defined as the amount of alcohol it takes to raise a person’s blood-alcohol concentration level to 0.08, the legal definition of being intoxicated in most states.

  4. Alcohol and health - Wikipedia

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    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 intoxication (0.08%), but vomiting or unconsciousness may occur much sooner in people who have a low tolerance for alcohol. [34]

  5. Binge drinking - Wikipedia

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    The most common risk of consuming massive quantities of alcohol in a short period of time is a dangerously high blood alcohol level. The result is called alcohol poisoning (overdose), which can be fatal. Choking on (or inhalation of) vomit is also a potential cause of death, as are injuries from falls, fights, motor vehicle and bicycle accidents.

  6. 7 major questions about alcohol and cancer: What doctors ...

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    A report from the U.S. surgeon general suggested that labels on alcoholic drinks should warn about cancer risk. Doctors expressed their agreement. For people wondering about the long-term damage ...

  7. His blood-alcohol level was so high he nearly was poisoned ...

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    Toxicology tests showed that on the morning of Feb. 1, 2023, Escobedo had a blood-alcohol level of nearly 0.3, about four times the level of .08 at which it is illegal to drive in Florida, a PBSO ...

  8. Alcoholism - Wikipedia

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    There are reliable tests for the actual use of alcohol, one common test being that of blood alcohol content (BAC). [133] These tests do not differentiate people with alcohol use disorders from people without; however, long-term heavy drinking does have a few recognizable effects on the body, including: [citation needed] Macrocytosis (enlarged MCV)

  9. Field sobriety testing - Wikipedia

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    The police may also then check for Vertical Gaze Nystagmus, which is used to test for high blood alcohol levels and/or the presence of certain drugs. While the purpose is obtaining probable cause support for an arrest and possibly screening, in some jurisdictions, the HGN test may be used as corroborating evidence at the trial stage.