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ooooo ooooo .oooooo. oooooooooooo HOE E'ZINE RELEASE #656
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`888' `888' d8P' `Y8b `888' `8
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888 888 888 888 888 "The Effects of Alcohol and Drugs
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888ooooo888 888 888 888oooo8 on Driving Ability"
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888 888 888 888 888 " by Jubjub
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888 888 `88b d88' 888 o 5/22/99
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Alcohol has a depressing effect on the central nervous system. If
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taken in large enough quantities it will make one go to sleep and
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eventually die. This is obviously bad for driving, but long before these
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things happen the effects will start to affect driving ability. Alcohol
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makes the pupils respond slower to sudden light. This makes headlights
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more likely to blind a drunk driver and cause a crash. Alcohol also
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impairs judgement ("Going 90 isn't that dangerous"), lowers coordination
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and slows reflexes. All of these abilities are absolutely essential on
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the road. Another effect alcohol has on driving is that it makes people
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underestimate how fast they are going. A One oz. shot of 80 proof hard
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liquor has the same amount of alcohol in it as a 5 oz. glass of wine and a
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12 oz. can of beer. This is considered one drink. Only one drink will
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impair driving ability. Even below the legal limit your risk of having an
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accident can still be raised by 100%. For each drink you have you must
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wait one hour before you can drive. Contrary to myth, there is no way to
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sober yourself up, not even coffee, cold showers or exercise will help.
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If you have been drinking and doing other drugs it is probably best to wait
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until you've had a night's sleep to drive.
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When mixed with other drugs, alcohol can be even more deadly on the
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road. When mixed with prescription drugs such as benzodiazepines (Valium,
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Xanax), and barbituates (Seconal) the negative effects of alcohol on
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driving are greatly potentiated. Also the chance of falling asleep at the
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wheel is very high. This would almost always cause some sort of collision.
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When mixed with many over the counter drugs (Nyquil, Robitussin, etc) the
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same things (to a lesser degree) happen. When alcohol is mixed with
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prescription and illegal uppers (amphetamines) it creates the illusion that
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the alcohol is not making any negative impact on the users driving. This
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is not true, and in fact the amphetamines could make decision making skills
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even worse. When mixed with marijuana the sedating aspects of alcohol are
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potentiated which leads to a greater risk of falling asleep at the wheel.
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Hallucinogens mixed with alcohol have all the effects of alcohol plus
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hallucinations which can easily distract a driver, especially a driver who
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has all ready been drinking.
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In Delaware you can be charged with DWI ("driving while
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intoxicated") if you drive with a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of
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.05% or above. It takes about two drinks for the average person to reach
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this level. At this level the you are almost twice as likely to get into
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an accident. At .10% you can be charged with DUI ("driving under the
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influence"). At this level your risk of having an accident is raised by
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six times. For your first DUI offense you can get three months in prison
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(a year if you refuse to take a chemical test), a year for the second
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(eighteen months if you refuse the test), and eighteen months for three or
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more offenses (two years if you refuse three or more times). You can
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enroll in a first offender's program which will give you a lighter
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sentence. Being convicted of DUI will also raise your insurance and make it
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a lot harder to get a job. Considering all these things is it worth it to
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drive drunk/on drugs?
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[ (c) !LA HOE REVOLUCION PRESS! HOE #656 - WRITTEN BY: JUBJUB - 5/22/99 ]
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