20 facts about alcohol consumption

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1. Women absorb alcohol into the bloodstream faster and metabolize it

more slowly than men.


2. Alcohol is involved in one-third of drowning accidents.


3. Alcohol goes directly into the bloodstream, which is why it affects

every system in the body.


4. The path of alcohol in the body is: mouth, stomach, small intestine,

heart, brain and the liver.


5. Alcohol misuse is associated with

one half of car accidents.


6. Only time will sober a person up. Drinking energy drinks, exercising or

taking cold showers will not help.


7. A person is injured by drunk driving every 2 minutes.


8. The highest rates of drunk driving occur among drivers aged 21-24. This age group makes up 35% of

alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal collisions.


9. There are around 300,000 incidents of drunk driving daily, but only about

3200 will be arrested as a result.


10. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens. Roughly one

third of these accidents involve the use of alcohol or another substance.


11. On average, those arrested for drunk driving have done so up to 80

times before being caught.


12. Alcohol affects the body’s responses. It slows down the brain

which in turn makes us more likely to have an accident.


13. Alcohol dilutes itself in the water volume of the body. This is why vital

organs that contain a lot of water (such as the brain) are particularly

vulnerable to the effects of alcohol.


14. With a BAC (blood alcohol content) level of .08 g/dL, it would take approximately six hours after

drinking for the body to completely eradicate alcohol from its system.


15. A driver with a BAC of .08 g/dL is 11 times more likely to be in a fatal

accident than a driver who has consumed no alcohol.


16. Nearly one sixth of all deaths on the road involve drivers who are

over the legal alcohol limit.


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17. Among the European countries, Finland tops in alcohol based road

accidents.


18. Approximately 17% of men and 8% of women will be dependent on

alcohol in their lifetime.


19. Men are about twice as likely as women to drive under alcohol

influence and to be involved in a fatal collision.


20. To determine if a driver is under alcohol influence, a police officer will typically choose

to use a breathalyzer. A breathalyzer is a machine that estimates a driver’s blood alcohol content level by determining the

amount of alcohol in his or her lungs.


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20 facts about alcohol consumption

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