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GuardianAngel.com was created in 2000 to fill a need for personal alcohol test strips: patented, affordable, and 99% accuracy in field tests performed by the California Highway Patrol.

Alcoholism has the following four symptoms:

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  • Craving - which consists of a strong need, desire, or urge to drink
  • Loss of Control - which consists of not being able to quit drinking after the first drink
  • Physical Dependence - which consists of withdrawal symptoms including anxiety, nausea, cold sweats, and shaking once the drinking has stopped
  • Tolerance - which consists of needing to drink higher amounts of alcohol to obtain the "desired" effect




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Use of alcohol relates to many social problems, which include: traffic accidents, drownings, vandalism, assaults, murder, suicide, unwanted pregnancies and transmission of sexual disease. Alcohol kills approximately 200,000 people a year in the USA.

In addition to injury related to alcohol intake, there is work loss, and social disruption. Alcohol is one of the world's most popular drugs and the most common cause of disabling injuries and great financial loss.

Intoxication
Intoxication means "to poison yourself" and is the poisoning of the body with alcohol or other drugs which could cause stupefaction and/or excitement. Would you ever drive while intoxicated? Whether your answer is "yes" or "no", please read the following information.

If driving while intoxicated, the least of your concerns should be losing your license, getting arrested or going to jail. Of greater concern should be the possibility of killing other people and/or yourself.

Alcohol
Beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages, all have the same effect of depressing the central nervous system. This causes the bodily functions that are controlled by the brain to slow down. These include the ability to have good judgement, your reasoning skills, memory retention, slurring of speech, controlled muscle movements and your emotional stability. When alcohol intake is low, the drinker feels relaxed and less inhibited and is enjoying themselves. This state also puts the alcohol in control of decision making, causing less responsible actions on the part of the person drinking. This would be the time to take the Guardian Angel alcohol test, before progressing with more alcohol intake.

Alcohol Effects and Driving:
  • Impaired Vision - Depth perception becomes distorted and your pupils do not react as fast to light. This causes an inability to judge distances and light may be blinding to you.
  • Impaired Coordination - This is especially important as being able to push the right pedal while driving, such as the brake and accelerator, could make a big difference in the outcome while driving.
  • Impaired Judgement - This is important as it relates to the ability to make good decisions while driving.
  • Impaired Memory - While intoxicated you could forget where you are going and/or why you were going there. Appointments are missed and recent events become a blur.
If you continue to drink in excess your motor functions would deteriorate and you could become unconscious. You could quit breathing and die due to lack of oxygen.

Drinking and Driving
At least 60% of people killed between midnight and 4 a.m.are due to alcohol related crashes. Approximately 25 cents of every $1.00 you spend for auto insurance is used to pay for damage caused by drunk drivers. Not to mention the cost to you, as an individual. (See chart below)

How Do You Know When You Have Had ENOUGH
Most people ask someone who is out with them and is possibly drinking as well. Mmmmm - if drinking causes impaired judgement and you both are drinking - well, asking your friend or someone who is also drinking, is not the best choice for getting a good indication of your level of intoxication. You should test yourself for your blood alcohol content (BAC) using a quick self testing device such as the Guardian Angel alcohol test strips. They are easy to use, have quick results and are affordable.

Alcohol Absorption into the Bloodstream
There are several factors that determine the rate of alcohol absorption into the bloodstream, and those are time, body weight and stomach contents.

TIME - The liver helps with alcohol metabolism and can process approximately one ounce of alcohol an hour in someone who has a good liver. The rate of metabolism is different for men and women. After ingestion of one ounce of alcohol, it would take a man approximately one hour and 15 minutes to return to a BAC of 0.00 and with a woman it would take approximately one hour and 30 minutes. The average body can metabolize approximately 0.015% blood alcohol per hour.

BODY WEIGHT - Generally, the bigger you are, the more alcohol you can absorb before becoming intoxicated. Since this is not always the case, it would be best to test yourself when you start "feeling good" to make sure you don't drink too much. The Guardian Angel alcohol test strips would be easy to use and give you a quick result.

STOMACH CONTENTS - An empty stomach will allow the alcohol to absorb more quickly into the bloodstream and your ability to become intoxicated happens quickly. Drinking alcohol on a full stomach will slow down the alcohol absorption into the bloodstream, but you will still get the same level of intoxication that you would with an empty stomach - it will just take longer for you to feel the effects.


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Our bodies metabolize alcohol through chemical breakdown and this occurs at a steady rate. A small amount of alcohol is excreted through sweat and urine leaving the body, but not enough to make a difference in the level of intoxication. Some people think that exercise, hot coffee or cold showers help "get rid of" the alcohol. But these things just help keep the body awake, it does not help metabolize the alcohol. See the chart below for approximate hours it takes to return to a blood alcohol content level of zero after drinking, based on gender and body weight.


Test yourself, test your friends - drink responsibly and be safe instead of sorry. The Guardian Angel test strips are affordable and easy to use. Get your guardian angel today and always carry it with you. Protection you cannot afford to be without. See the chart below for the possible cost of driving while intoxicated*.

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How Long Do Drugs Stay in a Person's System?


The following is a chart showing the amount of time, on average, that certain drugs stay in a person's system.*

Alcohol 24 hours or less
Amphetamines 2-4 days
Barbiturates 3 days (phenobarbital takes 2 weeks or longer)
Benzodiazepines up to 2 weeks
Cannabinoids (THC)

Infrequent user: up to 10 days   Chronic user: 30 days or longer

Cocaine Metabolite 2-3 days
Methadone 2-4 days
Methaqualone Up to 10 days
Opiates
(Morphine & Heroin)
2-3 days
Phencyclidine (PCP) 3-8 days
Propoxyphene 3-7 days

* These values are based on an average person.

Some people may metabolize drugs at a different rate and, thus, have slightly different time frames as to how long the drug will stay in the body.

Factors which affect metabolism:

  • amount and frequency of use
  • the body's rate of metabolism
  • your body mass (size)
  • your age
  • your urine pH
  • your tolerance to drugs or alcohol
  • and your overall health



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