RESPONSIBLE SERVING OF ALCOHOL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
AlcoholichjBeverageshj-hjANS--Ahjtermhjwhichhjincludeshjbeer,hjwine,hjandhjliquor.
BAChj-hjANS--
Abbreviationhjforhjbloodhjalcoholhjcontent,hjwhichhjishjahjmeasurementhjofhjthehjconcentrati
onhjofhjalcoholhjinhjthehjblood.
Beerhj-hjANS--
Ahjfermentedhjmalthjbeveragehjcontaininghj.5%hjorhjmorehjofhjalcoholhjbyhjvolume.
DMVhj-hjANS--
DepartmenthjofhjMotorhjVehicleshjwhich,hjinhjmosthjstates,hjissueshjbothhjdriver'shjlicenseshj
andhjstatehjIDhjcards.
IntoxicatinghjLiquorhj(orhjLiquor)hj-hjANS--
Allhjalcoholichjbeverageshj(otherhjthanhjbeer)hjcontaininghj.5%hjorhjmorehjalcoholhjbyhjvolu
me,hjandhjallhjwines.
Legalhjdrinkinghjagehj-hjANS--21hjyearshjofhjage.
Minorhj-hjANS--
Whenhjdiscussinghjalcohol,hjahjpersonhjunderhjthehjagehjofhj21,hjwhichhjishjthehjlegalhjdrinki
nghjage,hjishjconsideredhjtohjbehjahjminor.hjAhjpersonhjwhohjishjnothjofhjlegalhjdrinkinghjagehj(
underhj21hjyearshjofhjage)hjishjalsohjreferredhjtohjashjanhjunderagehjperson.
Tolerancehj-hjANS--
Inhjrelationhjtohjalcohol,hjtolerancehjdescribeshjahjconditionhjresultinghjfromhjregular,hjhabitu
alhjdrinkinghjwherehjahjperson'shjbodyhjbecomeshjaccustomedhjtohjalcoholhjandhjprocesses
hjithjmorehjeffectively,hjmeaninghjthathjoverhjtime,hjmorehjandhjmorehjalcoholhjishjrequiredhjt
ohjproducehjthehjsamehjeffect.
Intoxicatinghjagenthj-hjANS--Morehjtechnicalhjtermhjforhjdrug
Alcoholhjishjwhathjtypehjofhjdrug?hj-hjANS--Depressant
Whathjdoeshjalcoholhjaffect?hj-hjANS--centralhjnervoushjsystem
BAChjexpressedhjashjahjpercentage:hj-hjANS--
AhjwidelyhjacceptedhjestimatehjofhjBAChjishjtwohjstandardhjdrinkshjconsumedhjinhjonehjhour
, hjresulthjinhjahjBAChjofhjapproximatelyhj0.04%.hjFurtherhjconsumptionhjofhjonehjdrinkhjperhjh
ourhjwillhjsustainhjthathjlevel.
LegalhjBAChjlimithjtohjoperatehjahjmotorhjvehicle:hj-hjANS--
AnhjindividualhjishjconsideredhjtohjbehjdrivinghjwhilehjintoxicatedhjifhjthehjBAChjmeetshjorhjex
ceedshj.08%.
Therehjarehjnumeroushjfactorshjthathjaffecthjintoxicationhjincluding:hj-hjANS--
Rate.hjThehjratehjathjwhichhjalcoholhjishjconsumedhjdetermineshjhowhjquicklyhjthehjalcoholhj
entershjthehjbloodstream.hjAhjwell-
functioninghjliverhjishjcapablehjofhjprocessinghjabouthj½hjouncehjofhjalcoholhjperhjhour.hjCon
suminghjmorehjthanhjthishjwillhjincreasehjalcoholhjlevelshjinhjthehjbloodstream.
WeighthjandhjBodyhjFat.hjInhjgeneral,hjsomeonehjthathjishjheavierhjrequireshjgreaterhjamou
ntshjofhjalcoholhjtohjreachhjahjhigherhjBAC.hjButhjbodyhjfathjactuallyhjcontributeshjtohjhigherhj
BAChjthanhjdoeshjmuscle,hjsohjthishjgeneralizationhjishjnothjalwayshjaccurate.
BodyhjWater.hjThehjamounthjofhjwaterhjinhjanhjindividual'shjbodyhjalsohjaffectshjthehjlevelhjof
hjintoxicationhjthathjmayhjoccur.hjThehjwaterhjinhjthehjaveragehjmale'shjbodyhjishjestimatedhj
athj58%,hjwhilehjahjwomanhjishjestimatedhjtohjhavehjabouthj49%hjwater.hjInhjgeneral,hjthehjm
orehjwaterhjinhjthehjbody,hjthehjmorehjalcoholhjithjtakeshjtohjreachhjahjhigherhjBAC.
OverallhjHealth.hjAhjhealthyhjbodyhjishjcapablehjofhjprocessinghjalcoholhjmorehjefficientlyhjt
hanhjonehjthathjishjweakenedhjfromhjillness,hjinjuryhjorhjotherhjstressors.
MentalhjStatehj&hjEnvironment.hjAlcoholhjtendshjtohjexaggeratehjemotion,hjsohjanhjindividu
al'shjstatehjofhjmindhjcanhjaffecthjintoxication.hjThehjlevelhjofhjcomforthjthehjpersonhjfeelshjinh
jtheirhjsurroundingshjmayhjalsohjaffecthjthehjratehjofhjdrinkinghjandhjoverallhjintoxication.hjAhj
partyhjathjthehjlocalhjbarhjversushjahjcocktailhjpartyhjathjanhjupscalehjloungehjmayhjproducehj
differenthjBACshjduehjtohjanticipationhjorhjanxiety.
DrughjUse.hjThehjusehjofhjanyhjmedication,hjsuchhjashjprescription,hjoverhjthehjcounter,hjillic
ithjorhjunrecognizedhjdrugshjwhenhjmixedhjwithhjalcoholhjmayhjproducehjunwantedhjphysica
lhjreactions.hjBehjawarehjandhjcautioushjofhjthehjadditivehjandhjsynergistichjeffectshjofhjcomb
ininghjdrugshjwithhjalcohol.
Age.hjAshjpeoplehjage,hjsohjdohjtheirhjorgans.hjLiverhjfunctionhjmayhjbehjlesshjefficienthjinhjol
derhjpeople,hjsohjtheirhjabilityhjtohjprocesshjalcoholhjwillhjbehjdiminished.
Tolerance.hjRegularhjdrinkinghjcanhjleadhjtohjahjconditionhjknownhjashjtolerance.hjThishjme
anshjthehjindividual'shjbod
Obvioushjintoxicationhj-hjANS--
InhjvirtuallyhjeveryhjstatehjinhjthehjUS,hjincludinghjCalifornia,hjthehjsalehjofhjalcoholhjtohjahjpe
rsonhjwhohjishjobviouslyhjintoxicatedhjishjillegal.hjDohjyourhjbesthjtohjremovehjalcoholhjfromhj
theirhjpossession.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
AlcoholichjBeverageshj-hjANS--Ahjtermhjwhichhjincludeshjbeer,hjwine,hjandhjliquor.
BAChj-hjANS--
Abbreviationhjforhjbloodhjalcoholhjcontent,hjwhichhjishjahjmeasurementhjofhjthehjconcentrati
onhjofhjalcoholhjinhjthehjblood.
Beerhj-hjANS--
Ahjfermentedhjmalthjbeveragehjcontaininghj.5%hjorhjmorehjofhjalcoholhjbyhjvolume.
DMVhj-hjANS--
DepartmenthjofhjMotorhjVehicleshjwhich,hjinhjmosthjstates,hjissueshjbothhjdriver'shjlicenseshj
andhjstatehjIDhjcards.
IntoxicatinghjLiquorhj(orhjLiquor)hj-hjANS--
Allhjalcoholichjbeverageshj(otherhjthanhjbeer)hjcontaininghj.5%hjorhjmorehjalcoholhjbyhjvolu
me,hjandhjallhjwines.
Legalhjdrinkinghjagehj-hjANS--21hjyearshjofhjage.
Minorhj-hjANS--
Whenhjdiscussinghjalcohol,hjahjpersonhjunderhjthehjagehjofhj21,hjwhichhjishjthehjlegalhjdrinki
nghjage,hjishjconsideredhjtohjbehjahjminor.hjAhjpersonhjwhohjishjnothjofhjlegalhjdrinkinghjagehj(
underhj21hjyearshjofhjage)hjishjalsohjreferredhjtohjashjanhjunderagehjperson.
Tolerancehj-hjANS--
Inhjrelationhjtohjalcohol,hjtolerancehjdescribeshjahjconditionhjresultinghjfromhjregular,hjhabitu
alhjdrinkinghjwherehjahjperson'shjbodyhjbecomeshjaccustomedhjtohjalcoholhjandhjprocesses
hjithjmorehjeffectively,hjmeaninghjthathjoverhjtime,hjmorehjandhjmorehjalcoholhjishjrequiredhjt
ohjproducehjthehjsamehjeffect.
Intoxicatinghjagenthj-hjANS--Morehjtechnicalhjtermhjforhjdrug
Alcoholhjishjwhathjtypehjofhjdrug?hj-hjANS--Depressant
Whathjdoeshjalcoholhjaffect?hj-hjANS--centralhjnervoushjsystem
BAChjexpressedhjashjahjpercentage:hj-hjANS--
AhjwidelyhjacceptedhjestimatehjofhjBAChjishjtwohjstandardhjdrinkshjconsumedhjinhjonehjhour
, hjresulthjinhjahjBAChjofhjapproximatelyhj0.04%.hjFurtherhjconsumptionhjofhjonehjdrinkhjperhjh
ourhjwillhjsustainhjthathjlevel.
LegalhjBAChjlimithjtohjoperatehjahjmotorhjvehicle:hj-hjANS--
AnhjindividualhjishjconsideredhjtohjbehjdrivinghjwhilehjintoxicatedhjifhjthehjBAChjmeetshjorhjex
ceedshj.08%.
Therehjarehjnumeroushjfactorshjthathjaffecthjintoxicationhjincluding:hj-hjANS--
Rate.hjThehjratehjathjwhichhjalcoholhjishjconsumedhjdetermineshjhowhjquicklyhjthehjalcoholhj
entershjthehjbloodstream.hjAhjwell-
functioninghjliverhjishjcapablehjofhjprocessinghjabouthj½hjouncehjofhjalcoholhjperhjhour.hjCon
suminghjmorehjthanhjthishjwillhjincreasehjalcoholhjlevelshjinhjthehjbloodstream.
WeighthjandhjBodyhjFat.hjInhjgeneral,hjsomeonehjthathjishjheavierhjrequireshjgreaterhjamou
ntshjofhjalcoholhjtohjreachhjahjhigherhjBAC.hjButhjbodyhjfathjactuallyhjcontributeshjtohjhigherhj
BAChjthanhjdoeshjmuscle,hjsohjthishjgeneralizationhjishjnothjalwayshjaccurate.
BodyhjWater.hjThehjamounthjofhjwaterhjinhjanhjindividual'shjbodyhjalsohjaffectshjthehjlevelhjof
hjintoxicationhjthathjmayhjoccur.hjThehjwaterhjinhjthehjaveragehjmale'shjbodyhjishjestimatedhj
athj58%,hjwhilehjahjwomanhjishjestimatedhjtohjhavehjabouthj49%hjwater.hjInhjgeneral,hjthehjm
orehjwaterhjinhjthehjbody,hjthehjmorehjalcoholhjithjtakeshjtohjreachhjahjhigherhjBAC.
OverallhjHealth.hjAhjhealthyhjbodyhjishjcapablehjofhjprocessinghjalcoholhjmorehjefficientlyhjt
hanhjonehjthathjishjweakenedhjfromhjillness,hjinjuryhjorhjotherhjstressors.
MentalhjStatehj&hjEnvironment.hjAlcoholhjtendshjtohjexaggeratehjemotion,hjsohjanhjindividu
al'shjstatehjofhjmindhjcanhjaffecthjintoxication.hjThehjlevelhjofhjcomforthjthehjpersonhjfeelshjinh
jtheirhjsurroundingshjmayhjalsohjaffecthjthehjratehjofhjdrinkinghjandhjoverallhjintoxication.hjAhj
partyhjathjthehjlocalhjbarhjversushjahjcocktailhjpartyhjathjanhjupscalehjloungehjmayhjproducehj
differenthjBACshjduehjtohjanticipationhjorhjanxiety.
DrughjUse.hjThehjusehjofhjanyhjmedication,hjsuchhjashjprescription,hjoverhjthehjcounter,hjillic
ithjorhjunrecognizedhjdrugshjwhenhjmixedhjwithhjalcoholhjmayhjproducehjunwantedhjphysica
lhjreactions.hjBehjawarehjandhjcautioushjofhjthehjadditivehjandhjsynergistichjeffectshjofhjcomb
ininghjdrugshjwithhjalcohol.
Age.hjAshjpeoplehjage,hjsohjdohjtheirhjorgans.hjLiverhjfunctionhjmayhjbehjlesshjefficienthjinhjol
derhjpeople,hjsohjtheirhjabilityhjtohjprocesshjalcoholhjwillhjbehjdiminished.
Tolerance.hjRegularhjdrinkinghjcanhjleadhjtohjahjconditionhjknownhjashjtolerance.hjThishjme
anshjthehjindividual'shjbod
Obvioushjintoxicationhj-hjANS--
InhjvirtuallyhjeveryhjstatehjinhjthehjUS,hjincludinghjCalifornia,hjthehjsalehjofhjalcoholhjtohjahjpe
rsonhjwhohjishjobviouslyhjintoxicatedhjishjillegal.hjDohjyourhjbesthjtohjremovehjalcoholhjfromhj
theirhjpossession.
