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  • Beer goggles - a slang term for a phenomenon in which one's consumption of alcohol makes physically unattractive people appear beautiful.
  • Alcohol - a potent drug with a range of side effects. The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large part in determining the extent of intoxication, e.g. consuming alcohol after a heavy meal is less likely to produce visible signs of intoxication than consumption on an empty stomach. Hydration also plays a role, especially in determining the extent of hangovers.
  • Alcohol hangover - associated with variety of symptoms. Depending on severity, they may include dry mouth, headaches, irritability, bloodshot eye, sensitivity to light and noise, or nausea and vomiting.
  • Breathalyser or breathalyzer - a device for estimating blood alcohol content BAC from a breath sample. Breathalyzer is the brand name of one manufacturer of these instruments, but has become a generic trademark for all such instruments. Intoxilyzer, Alcosensor, Alcoscan, and BAC Datamaster are other common brand names.
  • Traffic court - a term that refers to a municipality's specialized judicial process for handling traffic violations.

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