Dose-Specific Effects Of Alcohol - BACtrack GO User Manual

Some mental (brain) impairment can occur when you
have been drinking, including:
• Reduced awareness of danger
• Becoming overly confident and reckless
• Difficulty in making decisions
• Reduction in balance
• Slowed reflexes
• Impaired judgment
How does alcohol affect my driving?
We can't emphasize enough how dangerous it is for you
to drink and drive. Your vision and your brain are the
most important factors in driving safely. If you jeopardize
either by drinking, and then you drive, you are likely to
be involved in a serious or fatal collision.
From California Department of Motor Vehicles (http://www.dmv.ca.gov
5.
DOSE-SPECIFIC EFFECTS
OF ALCOHOL
BAC
0.02-0.03%
0.04-0.06%
0.07-0.09%
)
*
Dose-Specific Effects
1
Slight euphoria. Loss of shyness.
Depressant effects are not
apparent. Impairment possible in
some individuals.
Feeling of well-being, relaxation,
lower inhibitions and sensation of
warmth. Euphoria. Some minor
impairment of reasoning and
memory. Lowering of caution.
Driving skills may be impaired at
this level of intoxication.
Slight impairment of balance,
speech, vision, reaction time, and
hearing. Euphoria. Judgment and
self-control are reduced. Caution,
reason and memory are impaired.
Driving skills are always impaired at
this level of intoxication and higher.
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