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Long-term alcohol use has been shown to decrease myocardial protein expression and synthesis while accelerating protein degradation in the heart muscle, further contributing to cardiovascular deterioration. Moreover, repeated binge drinking, defined as consuming multiple drinks in a short timeframe, has been correlated with an increased likelihood of developing prehypertension, a precursor to full-blown hypertension. This […]

A substantial proportion of pedestrians killed in crashes also have high BACs—almost than one-third (30%) of fatally injured pedestrians have BACs of .08 g/dL or higher (NCSA, 2023b). These pedestrians tend to be older males, and the crashes typically occur on weekend nights at non-intersection locations (Hezaveh & Cherry, 2018). In addition, Blomberg et al.