Published on: August 23, 2014
At What BAC Does Alcohol Kill?
Alcohol is a depressant drug and, as such, at high enough blood alcohol concentrations can cause dea...
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Updated on: August 11, 2014
Alcohol Hangovers: Veisalgia
“Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink” (Isaiah 5:...
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Updated on: August 11, 2014
Acute Tolerance and the Power to Confuse
In my 49th blog (posted November 3rd, 2013), the effect of acute tolerance to alcohol (first describ...
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Updated on: August 11, 2014
Acute Tolerance and its Effect on Driving
In 1919, Sir Edward Mellanby (1884 – 1955) published his monograph, “Alcohol, Its Absorption int...
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Updated on: August 11, 2014
Alcohol Myopia: Its Prized and Dangerous Effects
The title of this blog is taken from the title of the brilliant review paper on the psychological an...
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Updated on: August 11, 2014
The “Golden Age” of Drunk Driving
Nothing brings the tragedy of drunk driving into closer perspective than the anniversary of the Exxo...
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Updated on: August 11, 2014
Alcohol and Creativity: Method or Muse?
What do the following people have in common? Malcolm Lowry Dylan Thomas James Joyce Flann O’Brien ...
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Updated on: August 11, 2014
Alcohol and Sex: It Works Sometimes!
We all know…or at least have heard…about the, often times, colossal failure that results...
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Updated on: August 11, 2014
High Rates of Alcohol Elimination in Drinking Drivers
It is not uncommon to find high rates of alcohol elimination in drinking drivers with high BACs. Thi...
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