While a breathalyzer test is recognized as a valid indicator of
alcohol impairment at the time the test is administered, nothing currently matches its efficacy in regard to cannabis.
Not exact matches
This decision was supported by the conclusions of the NIAAA report, which stated: «Although elderly drinkers reach higher blood
alcohol concentrations (BACs) with lower levels of consumption than the younger counterparts, their level of
impairment at any given BAC level does not differ from that of younger drinkers.»
Given that absent the admission of consumption, neither officer observed any signs of
impairment or smelt any odour of
alcohol with the statement found to have been a statement compelled under the Highway Traffic Act and hence inadmissible there were no grounds for Constable Doe to reasonably suspect Laura had
alcohol in her body
at the time of driving.
Depression, anxiety, and
alcohol or drug - related
impairment occur
at much higher rates among lawyers and law students than in the general population, according to various studies over the past few decades.
Best outcome: If you smoke marijuana up to four times per week and show no sign of social or occupational
impairment, you will receive
at least a Standard (Non-Tobacco) rating, with the opportunity to receive Preferred, Elite, and Elite Plus (all Non-Tobacco) ratings depending on whether or not you exhibit any signs of
alcohol abuse or anxiety issues.
Looking
at the prison population, the report noted a typical background of low education, joblessness, mental health issues, cognitive
impairment, drug and
alcohol use, sexual abuse and family issues.
These toxic stress - induced changes in brain structure and function mediate,
at least in part, the well - described relationship between adversity and altered life - course trajectories (see Fig 1).4, 6 A hyper - responsive or chronically activated stress response contributes to the inflammation and changes in immune function that are seen in those chronic, noncommunicable diseases often associated with childhood adversity, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cirrhosis, type II diabetes, depression, and cardiovascular disease.4, 6
Impairments in critical SE, language, and cognitive skills contribute to the fractured social networks often associated with childhood adversity, like school failure, poverty, divorce, homelessness, violence, and limited access to healthcare.4, 19,58 — 60 Finally, behavioral allostasis, or the adoption of potentially maladaptive behaviors to deal or cope with chronic stress, begins to explain the association between childhood adversity and unhealthy lifestyles, like
alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse, promiscuity, gambling, and obesity.4, 6,61 Taken together, these 3 general classes of altered developmental outcomes (unhealthy lifestyles, fractured social networks, and changes in immune function) contribute to the development of noncommunicable diseases and encompass many of the morbidities associated epidemiologically with childhood adversity.4, 6
Assessments
at this follow - up included behavioral
impairments due to drug or
alcohol use, use of welfare, and reviews of Child Protective Services and New York State criminal justice records.