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To be '''Drunk''' is to have been [[drinking|drinking alcohol]] to the point that normal daily functioning is inhibited. Some common signs include slurring of speech, poor motor skills such as walking in a straight line, and a general lack of control with emotions and speech content. Continuous drinking can lead to unconsciousness and even death.
To be '''Drunk''' is to have been [[drinking|drinking alcohol]] to the point that normal daily functioning is inhibited. Some common signs include slurring of speech, poor motor skills such as walking in a straight line, and a general lack of control with emotions and speech content. Continuous drinking can lead to unconsciousness and even death.
Public drunkness is a crime in many states and certainly [[driving while intoxicated]] (DWI) is as well. Drunk drivers lead to the deaths of many innocent people each year.
Public drunkenness is a crime in many states.
Waking up the next day from a drunken state can result in a hangover - a bad headache combined with sound sensitivity.
Waking up the next day from a drunken state can result in a hangover - a bad headache combined with sound sensitivity.
==Drinking and Driving==
Due to the disabilities caused by excessive drinking, laws have been passed requiring that a persons Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) be below a certain percentage. In the United States, drivers with BAC levels higher than the legal limit are charged with either [[driving while intoxicated]] (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI) depending on the state. Drunk drivers lead to the deaths of many innocent people each year.
===BAC Limits By State/Territory<ref>http://www.safety-devices.com/baclimits.htm</ref>===
{| width="80%" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
![[Alabama]]
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![[Illinois]]
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![[Montana]]
|.1
![[Puerto Rico]]
|.08
|-
![[Alaska]]
|.08
![[Indiana]]
|.08
![[Nebraska]]
|.08
![[Rhode Island]]
|.08
|-
![[Arizona]]
|.08
![[Iowa]]
|.08
![[Nevada]]
|.1
![[South Carolina]]
|.1
|-
![[Arkansas]]
|.08
![[Kansas]]
|.08
![[New Hampshire]]
|.08
![[South Dakota]]
|.1
|-
![[California]]
|.08
![[Kentucky]]
|.08
![[New Jersey]]
|.1
![[Tennessee]]
|.1
|-
![[Colorado]]
|.1
![[Louisiana]]
|.08
![[New Mexico]]
|.08
![[Texas]]
|.08
|-
![[Connecticut]]
|.1
![[Maine]]
|.08
![[New York]]
|.1
![[Utah]]
|.08
|-
![[D.C.]]
|.08
![[Maryland]]
|16
![[North Carolina]]
|16
![[Vermont]]
|16
|-
![[Delaware]]
|14
![[Massachusetts]]
|.08
![[North Dakota]]
|.1
![[Virginia]]
|.08
|-
![[Florida]]
|.08
![[Michigan]]
|.1
![[Ohio]]
|.1
![[Washington]]
|.08
|-
![[Georgia]]
|.08
![[Minnesota]]
|.1
![[Oklahoma]]
|.08
![[West Virginia]]
|.1
|-
![[Hawaii]]
|.08
![[Mississippi]]
|.1
![[Oregon]]
|.08
![[Wisconsin]]
|.08
|-
![[Idaho]]
|.08
![[Missouri]]
|.08
![[Pennsylvania]]
|.1
![[Wyoming]]
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|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See Also==
==See Also==