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What impact does body fat have on the intoxication rate from alcohol?
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How does eating a meal before drinking affect a level of intoxication?
It can slow the rate at which alcohol is absorbed by the body.
What kind of impact on the intoxication rate does mixing alcohol with other drugs have?
The impact of intoxication rate by mixing other drugs with alcohol can vary depending on the drugs used. Mixing Adderall, for instance, with alcohol can mask the effect and make a person seem less intoxicated, when they are in fact at the same level of intoxication as they would be without the drug; this can often lead to alcohol poisoning. Mixing Xanax can increase the effect of both the alcohol and the drug causing dangerous side effects.
What affects the amount and rate the alcohol reaches the bloodstream?
The level and rate of alcohol intoxication are dependent on the rate of alcohol absorption. Factors affecting absorption include gender, size, amount of body fat versus muscle, medications being used, and whether or not a person has an empty stomach.
What are the effects of intoxication on the human body?
Intoxication can have both short-term and long-term effects based on the concentration of alcohol. Short-term effects include decreased heart rate, vomiting, fatigue, and impaired judgment. Long-term effects include respiratory depression, coma, and death.
How long does it take for alcohol to be eliminated from body?
Alcohol leaves the body at the rate of about .015 of BAC per hour.
How much is too much alcohol?
ANY amount which impairs you is too much. For the "average" adult the body can synthesize approximately 1 ounce per hour. Any more than that amount at that rate, and the body is not able to throw off the effects of it and the effects of intoxication begin to show.
Which is worse alcohol or marijuana?
alcohol tends to have a higher addiction rate and can be more harmful to the body
What is an individuals approximate rate to eliminate alcohol from their bodies?
The blood alcohol level declines in the human body at the rate of .015 of BAC per hour.
What rate is alcohol removed from the body?
Roughly 6/10ths of an ounce of pure alcohol per hour.
Does alcohol increase respiratory rate?
NO! Alcohol is a depressant. Which means your entire body slows down including your breathing.
What if you drink liquor then wine?
You'll decease the rate of your intoxication.
Amphetamine intoxication?
DefinitionAmphetamine intoxication describes the state that occurs with the use of amphetamine drugs. Intoxication can easily lead to overdose with severe or deadly poisonous effects.It may lead to:AgitationComaDeathHigh blood pressureIncreased body temperatureIrregular heart beats (cardiac arrhythmias)Rapid heart rate (tachycardia)SeizuresStrokeAlternative NamesSympathomimetic intoxication; Intoxication - amphetamines or sympathomimetics; Intoxication - uppersReferencesMarx J. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006.
