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Immediate Effects of Alcohol  
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Different states have their own laws regarding the legal limits for what is considered alcohol intoxication - the blood alcohol concentration (usually between .08 and .1). Leading up to those levels can still produce these different effects:

	0.05 -- reduced inhibitions
	0.10 -- slurred speech
	0.20 -- euphoria and motor impairment
	0.30 -- confusion
	0.40 -- stupor
	0.50 -- coma
	0.60 -- respiratory paralysis and death

Lister: Angie
Source: NIH Medline Plus

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