Editing Alcohol intoxication (section)

==Pathophysiology==
[[File:(Five stages of inebriation, ca.1863-1868) - photographer Charles Percy Pickering (9610229733) (2).jpg|thumb|Stage three of the five stages of inebriation, {{circa}} 1863–1868, by [[Charles Percy Pickering]]]]
{{Main|Pharmacology of ethanol}}
Alcohol is [[metabolized]] by a normal [[liver]] at the rate of about 8 grams of pure [[ethanol]] per hour. 8 grams or {{convert|10|mL|usfloz|abbr=on}} is one British [[Unit of alcohol|standard unit]]. An "abnormal" liver with conditions such as [[hepatitis]], [[cirrhosis]], [[gall bladder]] disease, and [[Liver cancer|cancer]] is likely to result in a slower rate of metabolism.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 June 2018 |title=How long does alcohol stay in your blood? |url=https://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/853.aspx |publisher=NHS Choices}}</ref>