Alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream gradually through the stomach and small intestine.
It acts on our central nervous system by preventing electronic impulses reaching our brains. This effects balance, speech, vision, respiration. All the usual symptoms of being drunk. Too much alcohol and our more basic instincts begin to take over our behaviour. We literally start to behave like animals!
Who would consider putting a monkey in charge of a car??
Alcohol also affects the part of the brain which controls conscious thought, which is why people loose their inhibitions.
For further information on the effects of alcohol on the body, click here.
Every week in the UK, 10 people will die as a result of drink-driving.
Young men in their 20s are four times more likely to be involved in drink-drive accidents than other age groups.
On average, 3,000 people are killed or seriously injured each year as a result of drink-driving.
Drinking and driving occurs particularly among young men aged 17-29 in terms of being a casualty and testing positive for alcohol. In 2004, in the 17-24 age group, 6% of drivers failed a breath test, compared to an average of 4.4% for all ages.
For further information on drink driving, click here.
