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Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards
Some alcoholics can function pretty normally with high BAC.
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As a family physician, I am aware that alcoholics and users of other drugs can tolerate high doses of the specific drug in question, while not appearing impaired and appearing to function mostly normally, but that is not the case here. A person only using alcohol socially or occasionally would have a hard time, IMO, tolerating a BAC that high while still being able to function.
To this point, Taveras has not been painted as or rumored to be, at least not that I had read, an "alcoholic" or even a hard party goer. In today's age of internet news, etc, nothing seems to be hidden. It's hard to believe that a celebrity would be have that much of an alcohol problem, without it being made public.
So, if he didn't have a chronic problem, I find it surprising that with a BAC of 0.25 he could have walked to his car, found his keys, unlocked the door, start the car, and then start to drive.