Recognizing the level of alcohol intoxication in Sri Lankans through changes in suprasegmental effects and reaction time

Alcohol is generally considered to be a central nervous system depressant. That is why alcohol has become one of the leading causes of road traffic accidents in Sri Lanka as well as all around the world. In Sri Lanka, diagnosis of alcohol intoxication detection is done by either breathalyser balloon test or clinical examinations conducted by a Judicial Medical Officer (JMO). However these, the current methods used in Sri Lanka are plagued with deficiencies and shortcomings. Blood alcohol testing, the most accurate form of alcohol detection is not routinely available due to its cost and the breathalyser does not have any reproducibility or reviewability of test samples. Hence, there is a necessity in the country for an accurate, objective and inexpensive alcohol test which can measure the level of alcohol intoxication.