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When
is someone really "drunk"?
There
are different ways to measure if a person is drunk. The noticeable
signs of drunkenness and the dangerous physical effects of
drunkenness grow worse as a person drinks more. Some of the
signs and effects of drunkenness are:
- Feeling
of well-being and relaxation.
- Lower
inhibitions (doing or saying things you otherwise would
not.)
- Sensation
of warmth.
- Lowering
of caution.
- Loss
of fine motor coordination.
- Inability
to drive a car or do complex tasks.
- Slurred
speech; too-loud or too-fast speech.
- Lowered
reasoning ability.
- Weakened
balance.
- Loose
muscle tone.
- Slower
reaction times.
- Staggering
walk or inability to walk.
- Glossy
appearance to eyes.
- Blurry
or double vision.
- Weakened
sense of hearing.
- Loss
of memory (short- and long-term.)
- Skin
may be cool to the touch (but the drinker may feel warm.)
- Heavy
sweating.
- Dysphoria
(anxiety, restlessness.)
- Total
mental confusion.
- Slower
pupil response. After more drinks: pupils constricted.
- Slowed
heart rate.
- Slowed
breathing rate.
- Reduced
blood pressure.
- Nausea
and vomiting.
- Loss
of consciousness.
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