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If as little as 10 ml of pure methanol is ingested, for example, it can break down into formic acid, which can cause permanent blindness by destruction of the optic nerve, and 30 ml is potentially fatal, [2] although the median lethal dose is typically 100 ml (3.4 fl oz) (i.e. 1–2 ml/kg body weight) of pure methanol. [3]
2014 Traffic Deaths due to crashes involving drivers at or above 0.08 BAC [1]. Alcohol-related traffic crashes are defined by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as alcohol-related if either a driver or a non-motorist had a measurable or estimated BAC of 0.01 g/dl or above.
Edema or alcohol-related liver cirrhosis (death certification) U.S. President: Ardashir Mirza: 1866 (aged 58–59) Tehran, Iran: Alcohol-related issues Prince, and governor Daniel Webster: 24 October 1852 (aged 70) Marshfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis: United States Secretary of State: Ranjit Singh
2008 Karnataka-Tamil Nadu alcohol poisonings; 2009 Gujarat alcohol poisonings; 2011 Turkish Riviera mass alcohol poisoning; 2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings; 2016 Irkutsk mass methanol poisoning; 2019 India alcohol poisoning; 2022 Gujarat alcohol poisoning; 2024 Thailand methanol poisoning
Alcohol product labelling could be considered as a component of a comprehensive public health strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm. Adding health labels to alcohol containers is an important first step in raising awareness and has a longer-term utility in helping to establish a social understanding of the harmful use of alcohol.
A 2002 study found 41% of people fatally injured in traffic accidents were in alcohol-related crashes. [20] Misuse of alcohol is associated with more than 40% of deaths that occur in automobile accidents every year. [6] The risk of a fatal car accident increases exponentially with the level of alcohol in the driver's blood. [21]
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Some effects of alcohol intoxication, such as euphoria and lowered social inhibition, are central to alcohol's desirability. [21] As drinking increases, people become sleepy or fall into a stupor. At very high blood alcohol concentrations, for example above 0.3%, the respiratory system becomes depressed and the person may stop breathing. [22]