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Short-term effects of alcohol consumption include intoxication, dehydration, and ultimately alcohol poisoning. Long-term effects of alcohol include changes to metabolism in the liver and brain, and possible addiction (alcoholism). Short-term effects Main article: Short-term effects of alcohol Alcohol intoxication affects the brain, causing slurred speech, clumsiness, and delayed reflexes. Alcohol stimulates insulin production, which speeds up the glucose metabolism and can result in low blood sugar, causing irritability, and possibly death for diabetics; in normal subjects severe alcohol poisoning can also be lethal. A blood alcohol content of 0.45 represents the LD50, or the amount which would prove fatal in 50% of test subjects. This is about six times the level of intoxication (0.08%), but vomiting and/or unconsciousness are triggered much sooner in people with a low tolerance, among whom such high levels are rarely reached unless a large amou... read more

Most countries have laws against drunk driving, i.e., driving with a certain concentration of alcohol in the blood or while impaired by alcohol. Punishments for violation include fines, temporary or permanent loss of driver’s license, and imprisonment. The legal threshold of blood alcohol content ranges from 0.0% to 0.08%, according to local law. Similar prohibitions exist for drunk sailing, drunk bicycling, and even drunk rollerblading. In many places in the United States, it is illegal to have an open container of an alcoholic beverage in the passenger compartment of a vehicle Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverage See Also: Dubai Flower, Dubai Flowers, ... read more

Most countries have a legal drinking age that prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors. The age at which this prohibition ends, as well as the degree to which it is enforced, varies significantly from country to country. Argentina In Argentina, the minimum age required for purchasing alcohol is 18 years. It is illegal for anyone to sell alcoholic beverages to people under this age. However, there is no minimum age for its consumption. Australia In Australia, the minimum age for the purchase of alcohol, but not necessarily its consumption, is 18 years. In New South Wales and Queensland, it is illegal for anyone to supply alcohol to a person under the age of 18. In Victoria you can consume alcohol at any age on private property. Canada In Canada, the legal drinking age is 18 years in the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec, and 19 years in the other provinces. Europe Laws covering the legal... read more