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The DSM-5 defines alcohol intoxication as at least one of the following symptoms that developed during or close after alcohol ingestion: slurred speech, incoordination, unsteady walking/movement, nystagmus (uncontrolled eye movement), attention or memory impairment, or near unconsciousness or coma.
Alcohol intoxication affects the brain, causing slurred speech, clumsiness, and delayed reflexes. There is an increased risk of developing an alcohol use disorder for teenagers while their brain is still developing. [2] Adolescents who drink have a higher probability of injury including death. [2]
Previous experience with alcohol also influences the extent to which alcohol positively or negatively affects sleep. Under free-choice conditions, in which subjects chose between drinking alcohol or water, inexperienced drinkers were sedated while experienced drinkers were stimulated following alcohol consumption. [61]
The prevailing wisdom to eat before or while drinking is on the money. “When we drink on an empty stomach, alcohol is absorbed more quickly into the bloodstream (and can result in a higher blood ...
The claim: Video shows Kamala Harris slurring her words while drunk during a speech. A Sept. 22 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video of Vice President Kamala Harris speaking ...
Sudden weakness, slurred speech, visual disturbances, or stroke. ... Not drinking too much alcohol. Regular checkups can also help you catch signs of dyslipidemia early and take steps to prevent ...
A BAC of 0.18% to 0.30% causes profound confusion, impaired speech (e.g. slurred speech), staggering, dizziness and vomiting. A BAC from 0.25% to 0.40% causes stupor, unconsciousness, anterograde amnesia, vomiting (death may occur due to inhalation of vomit while unconscious) and respiratory depression (potentially life-threatening).
After drinking about a quarter of it, she quickly began to feel physically ill, her speech was slurred and she began losing her memory and her motor skills. / Credit: CBS