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Pages in category "Alcohol-related deaths in California" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Alcohol intoxication leads to negative health effects due to the recent drinking of large amount of ethanol (alcohol). [ 6 ] [ 20 ] When severe it may become a medical emergency . Some effects of alcohol intoxication, such as euphoria and lowered social inhibition , are central to alcohol's desirability.
Such a ban was discussed as a result of multiple cases of alcohol poisoning and alcohol-related blackouts among users of such drinks. The majority of these alcohol poisoning cases were found on college campuses throughout the United States. Caffeinated alcoholic drinks such as Four Loko, Joose, Sparks and Tilt were the most popular around the U.S.
Alcohol server training is a form of occupational education typically provided to servers, sellers and consumers of alcohol to prevent intoxication, drunk driving and underage drinking. This training is sometimes regulated and mandated by state and local laws, predominantly in North America, and increasingly in other English-speaking countries ...
Outbreaks of methanol poisoning have occurred when methanol is used to adulterate moonshine. [12] Methanol has a high toxicity in humans. 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, [13] although the median lethal dose is typically 100 ...
An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a spate of poisonings in recent days.. The State Department said the U.S ...
Inland Empire, California, United States Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis: Musician Jani Lane: 11 August 2011 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, United States Acute alcohol poisoning [9] Musician Amy Winehouse: 23 July 2011 (aged 27) London, England Alcohol intoxication: Singer/songwriter Gary Moore
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined as a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. [124] Excessive alcohol use can lead to health-related illness and continuous alcohol engagement can ultimately lead to death.