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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]
A survivor recounted the short timeframe of events: "We knew we hit something, and…all the kids got up in the aisle thinking we were gonna get off. And within 20 second you felt the heat come in the bus. You started hearing kids crying and screaming for their mom, panicking. That's when everybody started pushing on everybody to go one way."
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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
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]
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.
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]
The following year, the SADD Board of Directors voted not to accept funds from the alcohol industry. In 1995, SADD received a letter of commendation from President Bill Clinton . The next year, Margaret Altstaetter, SADD Student of the Year 1995-1996, was invited to participate in the White House Leadership Conference on Youth, Drug Use and ...