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The speed of alcohol absorption affects the rate at which one becomes drunk. Unlike foods, alcohol does not have to be slowly digested. As a person drinks faster than the alcohol can be eliminated, the drug accumulates in the body, resulting in higher and higher levels of alcohol in the blood.
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Laws allowing liability of establishments arising out of the sale of alcohol to obviously intoxicated persons or minor who subsequently cause death or injury to third-parties as a result of alcohol-related crashes

To see an overview of this law including additional resources click below.

States with this law:

Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

States without this law:

Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Virginia

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