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WARNING:
You Can Die From Drinking Too Much!
Never leave intoxicated people alone. If they are sleeping, monitor their breathing and frequently try to wake them. When people pass out from drinking alcohol, they are suffering from alcohol poisoning and need immediate medical attention. CALL 911!
Reality Check
It is not fun to drink alcohol, stumble around, lose control, embarrass yourself, and vomit all over the place - expecially in front of friends.
- Alcohol is a depressant. It slows down the ability to think, speak, and react.
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Motor coordination may be affected for as long as ten hours after the last drink is consumed.
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Alcohol is toxic (poison) to the body. That is why the term "intoxicated" is used when describing someone who is drunk. There is a limit to how much alcohol the body can tolerate.
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Once the alcohol enters the bloodstream, the effects cannot be eliminated by a cold shower or a cup of coffee. It takes time for the body to recover.
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When a person passes out from drinking alcohol, it is because the brain is shutting down.
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The amount of alcohol it takes to cause a person to pass out is dangerously close to the amount of alcohol it takes to kill.
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A high blood alcohol level can cause heartbeat and breathing to stop.
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Between 2% - 3% of the current American college population will die from alcohol-related causes. Also, 30% of failures in college are alcohol-related. | 
