In personal injury law, it is not
the quantity of alcohol or drugs that counts; it is the careless conduct that drivers show when they choose to get behind the wheel while impaired.
Not exact matches
Please note that research has shown that babies who sleep in the same bed as their parents are more likely to die from SIDS if either parent smokes, takes
drugs or consumes large
quantities of alcohol.
Besides variations in the amount
of histamine in food according to storage and maturation, the
quantity consumed, the presence
of other biogenic amines, and the additional intake
of alcohol or DAO - blocking
drugs are pivotal factors in the tolerance
of the ingested food.
Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly
or indirectly by one
or more
of the following causes: sickness, illness
or bodily
or mental infirmity
or disease
of any kind; suicide
or self - inflicted injury while sane
or insane; declared
or undeclared war
or any act
of war, riot
or insurrection,
or service in the armed forces; any event directly
or indirectly related to the ingestion
of alcohol by you where the concentration
of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams
of alcohol in 100 milliliters
of blood; voluntary ingestion
of poison, toxic substances
or non-toxic substances
or drugs, sedatives
or narcotics (whether illicit
or prescribed) in such
quantity that they become toxic,
or voluntary inhalation
of a gas; from
or while committing
or attempting to commit a criminal offence,
or committing
or provoking an assault; medical
or surgical treatment
or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result
of an accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest
of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding
or bungee jumping,
or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially licensed airline.
Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly
or indirectly by one
or more
of the following causes: sickness, illness
or bodily
or mental infirmity
or disease
of any kind; suicide
or self - inflicted injury while sane
or insane; declared
or undeclared war
or any act
of war, riot
or insurrection,
or service in the armed forces; any event directly
or indirectly related to the ingestion
of alcohol by you where the concentration
of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams
of alcohol in 100 milliliters
of blood; voluntary ingestion
of poison, toxic substances
or non-toxic substances
or drugs, sedatives
or narcotics (whether illicit
or prescribed) in such
quantity that they become toxic,
or voluntary inhalation
of a gas; from
or while committing
or attempting to commit a criminal offence,
or committing
or provoking an assault; medical
or surgical treatment
or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result
of an accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest
of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding
or bungee jumping,
or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially licensed airline.
Even when biological tests are available to assay exposure, they often provide no information regarding
quantities or timing
of exposure and are most useful in conjunction with a maternal report.1, 2 The question as to how best and when to interview the mother regarding prenatal
alcohol and
drug use, therefore, remains
of critical importance.
Key actions
of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery include: • Introduction
of a pilot supervised injecting facility in Dublin's city centre; • Establishment
of a Working Group to examine alternative approaches to the possession for personal use
of small
quantities of illegal
drugs; • Funding for a programme to promote community awareness
of alcohol - related harm; • A new targeted youth services scheme for young people at risk
of substance misuse in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; • Expansion
of drug and
alcohol addiction services, including residential services; • Recruitment
of 4 Clinical Nurse Specialists and 2 Young Persons Counsellors to complement HSE multi-disciplinary teams for under 18s; • Recruitment
of 7 additional
drug - liaison midwives to support pregnant women with
alcohol dependency; • Establishment
of a Working Group to explore ways
of improving progression options for people exiting treatment, prison
or community employment schemes, with a view to developing a new programme
of supported care and employment.