{"id":4832,"date":"2014-03-13T17:51:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T17:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ventura-dui-new.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=4832"},"modified":"2022-12-04T21:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T05:53:33","slug":"stages-of-alcohol-intoxication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/dui\/resources\/stages-of-alcohol-intoxication\/","title":{"rendered":"Stages of Alcohol Intoxication"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4832\" class=\"elementor elementor-4832\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b071eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32b071eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7d7078\" data-id=\"c7d7078\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ad98a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ad98a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>Stages of Alcohol Intoxication<\/h2><table id=\"bacTable\"><tbody><tr id=\"bacRow1\"><td width=\"112\"><strong>Blood Alcohol Concentration<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"75\"><strong>Stage<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"447\"><strong>Clinical symptoms<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"bacRow2\"><td width=\"112\">0.01 \u2013 0.05<\/td><td width=\"75\">Subclinical<\/td><td width=\"447\">Behavior nearly normal by ordinary observation<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"bacRow3\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2dbdb\" width=\"112\">0.03 \u2013 0.12<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2dbdb\" width=\"75\">Euphoria<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2dbdb\" width=\"447\">Mild euphoria, sociability, talkativeness<br \/>Increased self-confidence; decreased inhibitions<br \/>Diminution of attention, judgment and control<br \/>Beginning of sensory-motor impairment<br \/>Loss of efficiency in finer performance tests<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"bacRow4\"><td bgcolor=\"#e5b8b7\" width=\"112\">0.09 \u2013 0.25<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#e5b8b7\" width=\"75\">Excitement<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#e5b8b7\" width=\"447\">Emotional instability; loss of critical judgment<br \/>Impairment of perception, memory and comprehension<br \/>Decreased sensatory response; increased reaction time<br \/>Reduced visual acuity; peripheral vision and glare recovery<br \/>Sensory-motor incoordination; impaired balance<br \/>Drowsiness<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"bacRow5\"><td bgcolor=\"#d99594\" width=\"112\">0.18 \u2013 0.30<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#d99594\" width=\"75\">Confusion<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#d99594\" width=\"447\">Disorientation, mental confusion; dizziness<br \/>Exaggerated emotional states<br \/>Disturbances of vision and of perception of color, form, motion and dimensions<br \/>Increased pain threshold<br \/>Increased muscular incoordination; staggering gait; slurred speech<br \/>Apathy, lethargy<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"bacRow6\"><td bgcolor=\"#943634\" width=\"112\">0.25 \u2013 0.40<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#943634\" width=\"75\">Stupor<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#943634\" width=\"447\">General inertia; approaching loss of motor functions<br \/>Markedly decreased response to stimuli<br \/>Marked muscular incoordination; inability to stand or walk<br \/>Vomiting; incontinence<br \/>Impaired consciousness; sleep or stupor<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"bacRow7\"><td bgcolor=\"#632423\" width=\"112\">0.35 \u2013 0.50<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#632423\" width=\"75\">Coma<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#632423\" width=\"447\">Complete unconsciousness<br \/>Depressed or abolished reflexes<br \/>Subnormal body temperature<br \/>Incontinence<br \/>Impairment of circulation and respiration<br \/>Possible death<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"bacRow8\"><td bgcolor=\"#000000\" width=\"112\">0.45 +<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#000000\" width=\"75\">Death<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#000000\" width=\"447\">Death from respiratory arrest<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>This table titled \u201cStages of alcohol intoxication\u201d is from\u00a0<a title=\"Absorbtion, Distribution and Elmination of Alcohol\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/3862865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">K.M. Dubowski<\/a>, one of the leading experts on the medical legal aspects of alcohol use in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stages of Alcohol Intoxication Blood Alcohol Concentration Stage Clinical symptoms 0.01 \u2013 0.05 Subclinical Behavior nearly normal by ordinary observation 0.03 \u2013 0.12 Euphoria Mild euphoria, sociability, talkativenessIncreased self-confidence; decreased inhibitionsDiminution of attention, judgment and controlBeginning of sensory-motor impairmentLoss of efficiency in finer performance tests 0.09 \u2013 0.25 Excitement Emotional instability; loss of critical judgmentImpairment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":4805,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4832"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9946,"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4832\/revisions\/9946"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}