TIPS on premise Questions and Answers, latest updated 2023

TIPS on premise Questions and Answers, latest updated 2023 Behavioral Cue can tell you if a guest is approaching intoxication or is already intoxicated. Changes in people's behavior after a few drinks. Behavioral Cues of Intoxication IJRC (loss of) Inhibitions Judgement Reactions Coordination Lowered Inhibitions becoming talkative, displaying loud behavior or mood swings. impaired judgement behaving inappropriately, using foul language, annoying others, becoming over friendly, or increasing the rate of drinking slowed reactions glassy, unfocused eyes, talking and moving very slowly, forgetting things, lighting more than one cigarette, losing one's train of thought, and slurred speech loss of coordination stumbling or swaying, dropping belongings, and having trouble picking up keys, change or other items Intoxication Rate Factors Size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of drink, drug use, food intake size smaller people are typically affected more quickly by alcohol than larger people. However, larger people with high percentage of body fat can become intoxicated faster gender women are generally smaller, have more body fat, and tend to reach higher BACs more quickly than men rate of consumption gulping drinks and ordering frequently will increase the amount of alcohol taken into the system Strength of the drink drinks of different types (straight, carbonated, or juice mier) have varied effects based on their content same amount of pure alcohol 12 oz of beer = 5 oz of wine = 1 oz of 100-proof liquor drug use legal or illegal drugs can speed up the effects of alcohol and have an unpredictable outcome food intake a full stomach before or during drinking slows the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream what percentage of adults in the U.S. drink alcohol? 86.3% of adults in USA drink alcohol Alcohol is regularly consumed by what percentage of the world's population about 50% of the world drinks alcohol what drug class is alcohol considered to be? alcohol is a depressant what is BAC? blood alcohol content the more alcohol a person consumes then the higher the BAC levels will be the higher the BAC level then the more behavioral cues you are likely to see what is the only thing that can lower a person's BAC level? TIME if a male guest who is 150 pounds drank 4 alcoholic beverages on an empty stomach what would his BAC level be? BAC level of 0.10 People who drink frequently tend to have a HIGH tolerance People who drink infrequently tend to have a LOW tolerance People with high tolerance are able to hide the behavioral cues that would otherwise tell you they are intoxicated Tolerance has NO impact on a person's BAC level the liver eliminates approximately how many ounce of pure alcohol per hour? 3/4 oz (22 mL) of pure alcohol is eliminated per hour 100 proof liquor contains how much pure alcohol 50% pure alcohol 70 proof liquor contains how much pure alcohol 35% pure alcohol reasonable effort Steps to prevent illegal alcohol sales and their consequences reasonable efforts offering food, providing alternate transportation, cutting-off a guest, checking IDs, becoming trained in responsible alcohol service, calling the police, measuring drinks, serving complimentary water or soda, and enlisting help from the guests' friends. common negligence these laws set a minimum standard for the actions a reasonable person should take to prevent problems. Dram Shop Liability Business and individuals may be liable for injuries caused by intoxicated person to whom they provide liquor commonly acceptable forms of ID valid photo driver's license, valid passport and valid photo state-issued ID card Unacceptable forms of ID Counterfeit IDs, student IDs, expired IDs, and stolen IDs (Steps To Follow To Check IDs) 1. ask the guest to remove the ID from his/her wallet 2. determine whether or not the ID is valid 3. communicate with the person by asking questions, such as: what's your DOB? whats your astrological sign? (look for hesitation in their response) 4. if you have any reservations, ask the guest for a second form of ID or tell him/her that you will have to get the ID approved. 5. know where the alcohol is going 6. if you still have any doubts, don't make the sale underage warning signs gets upset when asked for ID seems nervous and moves around frequently come to the bar to order drinks for table full of people hide's face or looks away while you are looking at his ID