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Alcohol

Alcohol. BAC/Drinking and Driving. BAC. Blood alcohol concentration The amount of alcohol in your blood. The higher the BAC the greater the effects of alcohol on the body. Factors that affect BAC. Amount consumed Speed of consumption Body weight Gender – hormones and body fat Feelings

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Alcohol

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  1. Alcohol BAC/Drinking and Driving

  2. BAC • Blood alcohol concentration • The amount of alcohol in your blood. • The higher the BAC the greater the effects of alcohol on the body

  3. Factors that affect BAC • Amount consumed • Speed of consumption • Body weight • Gender – hormones and body fat • Feelings • Presence of other drugs in the blood stream • Drinking carbonated alcoholic beverages

  4. BAC Charts

  5. BAC Chart

  6. What happens as BAC increases? • BAC .02 • Feel relaxed • “Normal” thinking and decision making is already impaired • BAC .05 • Judgment is impaired • Confidence increases • Decreased muscular coordination • Slower reaction time

  7. What happens as BAC increases? • BAC .08 - .10 • Reasoning, judgment, coordination, and reaction time severely impaired • Slurred speech • At this point, people often claim they are NOT affected by the alcohol. • Legally intoxicated

  8. What happens as BAC increases? • BAC .12 - .20 • People become confused and disoriented • Complete loss of coordination • Nausea and vomiting can occur • BAC .20 - .30 • Emotions are unpredictable • Blackouts can occur

  9. What happens as BAC increases? • BAC .30 - .40 • Little or no control over their bodies or mind • Person will almost surely blackout • BAC .40 - .50 • Likely unconscious • Breathing and heart rate get dangerously low • Death can occur • BAC .50 and above • Coma and death almost certain

  10. How can you sober up? • Any ideas? • Coffee? • Cold shower? • Bread? • Eat food? • The only real answer??? • TIME!!!

  11. Time… • Time is the ONLY thing that will sober someone up. • The body metabolizes alcohol at .015%/hour • How long would it take someone who has a BAC of .15% to become sober? • 10 hours (.15%/.015% = 10) • .30%? • 20 hours (.30%/.015% = 20)

  12. Costs of drinking and driving… • How much do you think a DWI costs? • Any guesses? • Increased insurance $20,000 - $30,000+ • Fines/fees $1000 - $2000+ • Lawyers fees $4000+ • Lost time at work? • Total = $25,000 MINIMUM

  13. Other costs… • Funeral Costs • Car repairs • Medical Expenses • Sued for damages • Bail/Jail • Property Damage

  14. Strategies to not drink and drive • Wait until you are sober • Have a sober friend drive you home • Call sober parents • Call sober relative • Call sober neighbor • Call sober sibling • Call a taxi… • $5 - $10 vs. $25,000 for DWI

  15. More strategies • Take city bus • Walk • Stay the night • Don’t drink!!!

  16. How alcohol affects the body • Nervous system- brain, decline in mental functioning • Digestive system- cancer of the mouth, esophagus and stomach, liver disease • Immune system- lowers the number of infection resisting cells

  17. Cardiovascular system- organs are damaged: heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke • Skeletal system- body loses calcium • Urinary system- kidney failure

  18. Reproductive system- irregular periods, smaller testes and affects development of muscle mass

  19. Drinking and Decision Making • False sense of self confidence, interfere with judgment • Can make you feel invincible • Increases likelihood you will give in to negative peer pressure • Can intensify sexual feelings and dull your reasoning • Aggressive behavior

  20. Intensifies emotions • Slows reaction time and coordination

  21. Drinking can increase the risk of violence and illegal behavior • Fights • Domestic violence • Suicide • Rape • Drinking and driving

  22. Treatment • Alcoholics Anonymus • Al-anon, Alateen • Recovery Plus. Inpatient, outpatient

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