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Behavioral |Cues |of |Intoxication |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |inhibitions
impaired |judgement
slowed |reactions
loss |of |coordination
inhibitions |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |relaxed |and |talkative |+ |could |display |mood |swings.
Judegement |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |overly |friendly, |dancing |or |singing
reactions |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |thinking |process |has |been |affected. |
glassy/unfocused |eyes. |slurred |speech |. |lost |their |train |of |thought
coordination |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |spill |drinks, |stumble, |stagger. |may |have |a |difficult |time
|handling |their |silverware.
Intoxication |Rate |Factors |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |*affect |how |quickly |a |person |becomes |intoxicated
|and |displays |behavioral |cues. |
size, |gender, |rate |of |consumption, |strength |of |the |drink, |drug |use, |food |intake.
size |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |larger |people |may |be |able |to |drink |more |without |being |as |affected |as
|smaller |people
gender |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |women |are |typically |smaller, |with |a |higher |percentage |of |body |fat,
|and |tend |to |become |intoxicated |faster |than |men
, rate |of |consumption |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |the |faster |a |person |drinks |the |alcohol, |the |more
|quickly |he |or |she |will |become |intoxicated.
strength |of |drink |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |a |straight |up |drink |will |be |absorbed |most |quickly. |a |drink
|diluted |with |water |will |be |absorbed |more |slowly. |
* |any |carbonated |mixer |may |increase |the |absorption |rate.
drug |use |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |there |is |no |way |to |predict |how |prescription |and |non |prescription
|drugs |will |react |with |alcohol. |
*can |have |an |unpredictable |effect.
food |intake |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |food |in |the |stomach |delays |delays |the |absorption |of |alcohol |into
|the |bloodstream. |A |person |with |a |full |stomach |will |not |become |intoxicated |as |quickly |as
|will |a |person |drinking |on |an |empty |stomach.
1/2 |oz. |of |pure |alcohol |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |12 |oz |beer. |
5 |oz |wine. |
1 |oz |100-proof |liquor
Why |does |alcohol |differ |from |food |and |other |beverages? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |your |body |does |not
|have |to |digest |it |before |absorbing |it. |it |can |be |absorbed |directly |into |the |blood |stream.
BAC |(blood |alcohol |content) |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |measurement |of |the |amount |of |alcohol |in |a
|person's |blood |
can |be |determined |by |Breathalyzer |or |blood |test:
answers
Behavioral |Cues |of |Intoxication |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |inhibitions
impaired |judgement
slowed |reactions
loss |of |coordination
inhibitions |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |relaxed |and |talkative |+ |could |display |mood |swings.
Judegement |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |overly |friendly, |dancing |or |singing
reactions |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |thinking |process |has |been |affected. |
glassy/unfocused |eyes. |slurred |speech |. |lost |their |train |of |thought
coordination |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |spill |drinks, |stumble, |stagger. |may |have |a |difficult |time
|handling |their |silverware.
Intoxication |Rate |Factors |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |*affect |how |quickly |a |person |becomes |intoxicated
|and |displays |behavioral |cues. |
size, |gender, |rate |of |consumption, |strength |of |the |drink, |drug |use, |food |intake.
size |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |larger |people |may |be |able |to |drink |more |without |being |as |affected |as
|smaller |people
gender |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |women |are |typically |smaller, |with |a |higher |percentage |of |body |fat,
|and |tend |to |become |intoxicated |faster |than |men
, rate |of |consumption |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |the |faster |a |person |drinks |the |alcohol, |the |more
|quickly |he |or |she |will |become |intoxicated.
strength |of |drink |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |a |straight |up |drink |will |be |absorbed |most |quickly. |a |drink
|diluted |with |water |will |be |absorbed |more |slowly. |
* |any |carbonated |mixer |may |increase |the |absorption |rate.
drug |use |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |there |is |no |way |to |predict |how |prescription |and |non |prescription
|drugs |will |react |with |alcohol. |
*can |have |an |unpredictable |effect.
food |intake |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |food |in |the |stomach |delays |delays |the |absorption |of |alcohol |into
|the |bloodstream. |A |person |with |a |full |stomach |will |not |become |intoxicated |as |quickly |as
|will |a |person |drinking |on |an |empty |stomach.
1/2 |oz. |of |pure |alcohol |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |12 |oz |beer. |
5 |oz |wine. |
1 |oz |100-proof |liquor
Why |does |alcohol |differ |from |food |and |other |beverages? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |your |body |does |not
|have |to |digest |it |before |absorbing |it. |it |can |be |absorbed |directly |into |the |blood |stream.
BAC |(blood |alcohol |content) |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |measurement |of |the |amount |of |alcohol |in |a
|person's |blood |
can |be |determined |by |Breathalyzer |or |blood |test:
