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What do you think is the #1 most commonly used drug in our society?

What do you think is the #1 most commonly used drug in our society?. Alcohol. Driving While Intoxicated. What does it mean to be INTOXICATED? What age group has been found to have the highest rates of intoxication when taking a breathalyzer test?. 40 year olds!. click pic.

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What do you think is the #1 most commonly used drug in our society?

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  1. What do you think is the #1 most commonly used drug in our society? Alcohol

  2. Driving While Intoxicated What does it mean to be INTOXICATED? What age group has been found to have the highest rates of intoxication when taking a breathalyzer test? 40 year olds! click pic

  3. Alcohol related crashes are the # 1 cause of deaths among Americans between 18 & 30 Why?

  4. If you have been drinking, call someone for a ride. Take a taxi instead

  5. What does IMPLIED CONSENT mean? • You must submit to a breathalyzer test if the police asks you to • If you choose not to your license will be suspended and you will be taken to jail • What are other ways a police officer can determine if a person is under the influence of alcohol? • What is the best way for the police to determine if a person is under the influence of alcohol? BAC- Blood Alcohol Concentration • What is the legal BAC for a person under the age of 21? over 21? zero tolerance / .08

  6. Alcohol Content • 12 oz beer = 5% • 5 oz wine = 12% • 1.5 oz whiskey = 40%

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  8. Physical abilities and alcohol • Weakens Inhibitions – ability to hold back impulsive decisions • Slowed reaction time and coordination • Impaired vision and slurred speech • Impaired depth perception • Blurred vision

  9. If you are at a house party and there is alcohol, what are your options ?

  10. Things that can effect impairment • Amount of food in a persons system • Amount of sleep previously • Other medications

  11. MYTHS “I don’t have far to go” “I don’t feel any effects” “I’m more alert after a few drinks” “Coffee will sober me up” “I just need some fresh air” “I’ll drive slowly and carefully” “I’ve only been drinking beer”

  12. Only TIME will sober you up

  13. Say “No” to alcohol when you know you will need to drive

  14. Don’t give in to peer pressure

  15. The choices we make do not only affect you, but others • Families- lost of a love one • Broken families • Victims- Others hurt by the decisions • Courts- Possibility of jail or prison time • Emotional scar- How to live with the consequences of your choices • Monetary- How much can it cost? Drinking and driving

  16. Drugs and Driving Depressants- example: alcohol OTC: over the counter medicines Stimulants- example: Amphetamines Hallucinogens- mind altering drugs example: Marijuana What happens if you combine the use of drugs and alcohol? Multiplies the effect

  17. The Drunk Driver is not the only one at risk….We all are.

  18. Possible Penalties If convicted… • Suspension or revocation of driver’s license • Payment of a fine • Serving a prison term Also… Increased Insurance Premiums

  19. Notify police of suspicious drivers

  20. How to Spot a Drunk Driver • Drives with the window rolled down in the cold • Weaves, hits curbs or other objects near the road • Passes dangerously close to other cars • Forgets to use headlights • Makes wide turns • Tailgates

  21. When is it most dangerous to drive? Weekends and Holidays

  22. Make the Right Choice…Don’t Drink and Drive Click pic

  23. Use a designated driver, or one will be appointed to you

  24. DUI STOP

  25. By December 1999, three months after the accident, Jacqui was still drugged and blind and had only a loose grasp on reality. She had little control of her body, either. Her muscles had atrophied after months of disuse. She needed constant support, from her father Amadeo and others, and often was despondent. 'One week, she cried every day,' Amadeo said. Jacqui celebrated her 21st birthday in the Galveston burn unit that month.

  26. Drunken drivers don't just hurt the people they hit, she says. They bring suffering on everyone that person knows. "Look at me," she challenges viewers, "and then ask yourself: 'Is it good to drink?' " I loved my old life, Jacqui says at one point. I felt capable of doing anything. Now, she says, "my soul feels trapped . . . like my soul is strong and wants to get out." But this is my life, she says, and I try to enjoy it…….

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