what is intoxycating effect

IHi Student,

Intoxication occurs long before someone passes out!

Each person responds somewhat differently to the effects of alcohol based on mood, the drinking setting, physical health, and tolerance for the chemical.

Intoxication is the point at which alcohol depresses the central nervous system so that mood, physical and mental abilities are noticeably changed.

The legal definition of intoxication is a Blood Alcohol Content of .08.

Tolerance is completely unrelated to a person’s Blood Alcohol Content. Blood Alcohol Content is the amount of alcohol in one’s system based on weight, number of drinks, and the period of time during which alcohol is consumed.

It is suggested that a person not exceed a Blood Alcohol Content of .056, as this is the point where the positive, relaxed, euphoric effects of the alcohol are experienced. When a BAC of .056 is exceeded, the negative, depressant effects of alcohol take place.

A BAC of .06 – .10 is considered the point of diminishing returns. Typically a person at this BAC will experience the following:

Impaired judgment, inappropriate behavior (such as drinking competitively, or annoying others)
Impaired coordination (stumbling, swaying, staggering, or loss of fine motor skills, distance acuity, glare recovery)
Slurred speech, talkative
Diminished of senses (speaks louder, cannot hear as well as normal, vision is not as clear, glassy, unfocused eyes)
Slowed mental processing (can only do one task at a time, forgetting things, lighting more than one cigarette at a time, or losing their train of thought, cannot listen well, follow conversations well, or understand what others are saying)
Intensified emotions (overly friendly, laughing intensely, displaying mood swings)
Lowered Inhibitions

Some people may become significantly more affected at lower blood alcohol levels, whereas others at similar BACs may not appear to show symptoms due to developed tolerance. The list below indicates the typical effects experienced at varying blood alcohol levels.