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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]
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.
In 2019, a 25-year-old man presented with symptoms consistent with alcohol intoxication, including dizziness, slurred speech and nausea. He had no prior alcoholic drinks but had a blood alcohol level of 0.3 g/dL. The patient was given 100 mg of the antifungal fluconazole daily for 3 weeks, and his symptoms were resolved. [8]
Bluntly put: "In wine, there is truth." The phrase is reportedly attributed to "Pliny the Elder, a Roman scientist, historian and soldier, though similar aphorisms can be traced back even further ...
"In the end, drink red wine because you enjoy red wine, not in hopes of increasing longevity," London told Fox News Digital. "It's a personal choice. Your body, your rules," he said.
At about 9:50 p.m. on Sept. 3, 2017, security guards found Scott Anderson near the entrance of California Adventure displaying signs of what they took to be intoxication, including slurred speech ...
Anterograde amnesia, colloquially referred to as "blacking out", is another symptom of heavy drinking. [17] This is the loss of memory during and after an episode of drinking. Another classic finding of alcohol intoxication is ataxia, in its appendicular, gait, and truncal forms. Appendicular ataxia results in jerky, uncoordinated movements of ...
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