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Bio medical standard for tolerance for alcohol
by Roxane C-M, Nov 09, 1999 12:00AM
Although I am a PhD psychologist, I also finished nursing school and went three years in med school(yeah, hind sight is always 20/20, you should hear my farther). I tend to look at things from a bio-medical perspective(and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing!) I evaluate/ diagnosis and recommend alternative sentencing in our court. Although I head a department, most of the people that work for me have a very staid line surrounding the dymanics of this disease. I was always tatught that a blood alcohol level above a certain level is a primary indicator of clinical tolerance for alcohol. ex. A BAl of .17 and showing no clear, articulated effects of the drug. OR.....having a BAL of .59(I have witnessed two folks), being conscious, somewhat lucid while keeping some control of muscles and no empting of the bladder. I was even more convinced of this BAL indicator after reading and digesting Dr. Schukitt's work. At times these level occur in young people without an articulated history(significant other)of "practiced drinking". Will you help me?
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