| Alcohol consumption can lead to dire | | | | brain, which control muscular movement, get |
| consequences, not just from a legal perspective | | | | affected adversely. This automatically means that |
| but also in the physical effects it causes. If a | | | | your muscles begin to move much slower and |
| police officer suspects DUI then an Alcohol | | | | your body's reaction times begin to slow down as |
| Testing is mandatory. If BAC levels show up as | | | | well. Imagine the life-threatening situation if a |
| 0.08 or more, then it is termed as a "drunk" state. | | | | vehicle is coming towards you at breakneck |
| In such a condition, various debilitating physical | | | | speed and you do not have the timely response |
| effects are noted. Here we examine some of | | | | to swerve the vehicle away! Along with the slow |
| them. | | | | coordination, you will also find it difficult to control |
| Hampered peripheral vision | | | | braking and steering of the wheels, both of which |
| When you consume alcohol, your eyes lose their | | | | are potentially dangerous situations. |
| inability to focus. Aspects like being able to | | | | Alcohol poisoning |
| perceive depth of an object become increasingly | | | | In extreme cases of alcohol consumption, where |
| difficult. Alcohol works to relax the surrounding | | | | the BAC levels are in excess of 0.20 or more, it |
| eye muscles and the more the concentration of | | | | can result in a condition called alcohol poisoning. |
| BAC the more your vision gets affected. The | | | | This is basically a pathophysiological condition |
| result is that you would tend to focus on the | | | | whereby a person can experience anything from |
| center of the road and neglect the peripheral | | | | seizures, bluishness of the skin, passing out, a |
| view. In other words, your field of vision gets | | | | confused state of mind and much more. If such a |
| narrowed down. As you are unable to focus on | | | | person were to pass out and is unable to regain |
| specific objects, you are also unable to judge the | | | | consciousness it can even lead to death. In order |
| speed of approaching vehicles. | | | | to diagnose if the BAC levels are high enough to |
| Reduced muscle coordination | | | | cause poisoning, an alcohol testing is needed. This |
| One of the other noted side effects of drinking | | | | is carried out through various blood tests to |
| too much alcohol is in the muscles' inability to | | | | check on the toxicity of alcohol in the blood. |
| coordinate properly. If an alcohol testing procedure | | | | In addition to these serious side effects, a high |
| shows up BAC levels of 0.08 or higher, you will | | | | amount of BAC also means errors in judgment, |
| find it tough to react to situations. This is because | | | | inability to concentrate and reason out a situation. |
| the brain is the first organ of the body to get | | | | Since the brain takes more time to process |
| immediately affected by the alcohol. Since the | | | | information and react to situations, driving |
| brain contains the largest amount of blood, alcohol | | | | becomes a potentially life-threatening situation. |
| instantly passes to the brain. Regions within the | | | | |