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  2. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol measurements are units of measurement for determining amounts of beverage alcohol. Alcohol concentration in beverages is commonly expressed as alcohol by volume (ABV), ranging from less than 0.1% in fruit juices to up to 98% in rare cases of spirits. A "standard drink" is used globally to quantify alcohol intake, though its definition ...

  3. Alcoholic spirits measure - Wikipedia

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    This second variation is commonly seen in a double-thimble or "hourglass" form, with two metal cups of different volumes (often in a 3:2 or 2:1 ratio, like a U.S. standard 1.5 fl oz "jigger" and 1 fl oz "pony", or UK standard 25/50mL or 35/70mL combos) spot-welded to each other at their relative bottom surfaces, possibly with a handle between ...

  4. Standard drink - Wikipedia

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    A standard drink or (in the UK) unit of alcohol is a measure of alcohol consumption representing a fixed amount of pure alcohol. The notion is used in relation to recommendations about alcohol consumption and its relative risks to health.

  5. List of alcohol laws of the United States - Wikipedia

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    No intoxicating liquor shall be handled by any person under twenty-one years of age, except that a person eighteen years of age or older employed by a permit holder may handle or sell beer or intoxicating liquor in sealed containers in connection with wholesale or retail sales, and any person nineteen years of age or older employed by a permit ...

  6. Alcoholic beverage control state - Wikipedia

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    A state-operated liquor and wine store in Utah. Alcoholic beverage control states, generally called control states, less often ABC states, are 17 states in the United States that have state monopolies over the wholesaling or retailing of some or all categories of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, and distilled spirits.

  7. Heavy drinkers really don’t ‘handle their liquor,’ study says

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    If someone tells you they can handle their liquor because they drink heavily and frequently, don’t believe it, a new study suggests. They are may be more impaired than they know.

  8. Handle (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Handle (mathematics), a topological ball; Handle, in gambling, is the total amount bet, usually at a given place or for a given event; Handle, a half-gallon (1.75 L) bottle of liquor; see alcohol measurements

  9. Your problems with alcohol might be far more than a hangover

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    A hangover, Dasgupta said, "is what happens when you drink more alcohol than your body can handle. It's a combination of dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, inflammation and your liver working ...