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An average drunk driver drives drunk over 80 times before his or her first arrest.

Every day, people drive drunk more than 300,000 times, but only about 3,200 are arrested.

50 to 75 percent of convicted drunk drivers continue to drive on a suspended license.

This would end up being approximately one arrest for every 222 licensed drivers in the U.S.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, about 1,024,508 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics in 2019.

According to the NHTSA, on average 1.5 million people are arrested annually for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – or one out of 121 licensed drivers.

A person is at a high risk of dying from alcohol poisoning or the brain’s failure to control the body’s vital functions.

Death: At this stage, your BAC is over 0.45.

You are at a risk of going into a coma and also, at risk of death. Everything from your respiration, circulation, motor responses and reflexes are weakened at this point. The alcohol has significantly impaired all mental, physical and sensory functions and you may be at a high risk of passing out, suffocating, or injuring yourself.

Stupor: This is when your BAC is 0.25, and you may be at risk of alcohol poisoning.

You could also injure yourself but not feel the pain to the extent you would without the alcohol in your system. In addition, this stage may include blackouts, or the temporary loss of consciousness or forgetfulness. Your coordination is affected and you may need assistance walking or standing.

Confusion: At this stage, a person has a BAC from 0.18 to 0.3 and appears disorientated.

This stage is known for mood swings, impaired judgment, and even nausea or vomiting. If your parietal lobe is affected, your movements will slow down and be less out of your control. This amount of alcohol impacts your occipital lobe, temporal lobe and frontal lobe, resulting in the following effects: blurred vision, slurred speech and hearing, and a lack of control.

Excitement: This is the stage of intoxication when a person’s BAC is between 0.09 to 0.25, and he or she is considered legally intoxicated.

As a result, you may feel calm and confident, but your reasoning and memory may be impacted. Your brain is releasing dopamine – the brain’s pleasure chemical – during the early stages of drinking. Euphoria: This is considered the “tipsy” stage when your BAC is between 0.03 and 0.12.At this point, you may not appear as if you are drinking, but your judgment, ability to react, and behavior may have changed slightly. Subliminal intoxication: This is the first stage of intoxication when a person’s blood alcohol content (BAC) is between 0.01 – 0.05.Northwestern Medicine lists out the seven different stages of alcohol intoxication and how in each stage, your alcohol intake is changing the way your brain processes information. While there are many aspects that play a role in how alcohol impairs your judgment (from weight, size, gender, tolerance to alcohol and ethnicity), it is important to understand that even one drink can affect your driving ability.

Drivers with a BAC of 0.08 or more are 11 times more at risk of getting killed in a single-vehicle crash than drivers who are sober. Alcohol does not make you more confident, but it creates a false sense of confidence and control – on and off the road. One of the greatest myths of alcohol is that it makes you invincible.Alcohol exits through the liver at its own pace – so tricks, like drinking strong coffee, exercising or taking a cold shower to sober up don’t work only time does the trick. Beer, not hard liquor, is the most common drink people consume before they are involved in alcohol-related crashes or stopped for alcohol-impaired driving.Therefore, the amount of alcohol in a 12-ounce serving of beer, a 4-ounce glass of wine, and 1.25 ounces of 80 proof liquor can have similar effects. Impairment is not determined by the type of drink, but by the amount of alcohol someone is drinking over time.Does the type of drink matter? Do casual drinks, like beer, affect you less than hard liquor? Is there a way to sober up faster? Does alcohol make you more confident? Will one drink affect my driving? According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety