Behavioral Cues of Intoxication - ANSWER inhibitions
Impaired judgement
Slowed reactions
Loss of coordination
Inhibitions - ANSWER relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings.
Judegement - ANSWER overly friendly, dancing or singing
Reactions - ANSWER thinking process has been affected.
Glassy/unfocused eyes. Slurred speech . Lost their train of thought
Coordination - ANSWER spill drinks, stumble, stagger. May have a difficult time handling
their silverware.
Intoxication Rate Factors - ANSWER *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 - ANSWER larger people may be able to drink more without being as affected as
smaller people
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, Gender - ANSWER women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage of body fat, and
tend to become intoxicated faster than men
Rate of consumption - ANSWER the faster a person drinks the alcohol, the more quickly
he or she will become intoxicated.
Strength of drink - ANSWER a straight up drink will be absorbed most quickly. A drink di-
luted with water will be absorbed more slowly.
* any carbonated mixer may increase the absorption rate.
Drug use - ANSWER there is no way to predict how prescription and non prescription
drugs will react with alcohol.
*can have an unpredictable effect.
Food intake - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 12 oz beer.
5 oz wine.
1 oz 100-proof liquor
Why does alcohol differ from food and other beverages? - ANSWER your body does not
have to digest it before absorbing it. It can be absorbed directly into the blood stream.
BAC (blood alcohol content) - ANSWER measurement of the amount of alcohol in a per-
son's blood
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Impaired judgement
Slowed reactions
Loss of coordination
Inhibitions - ANSWER relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings.
Judegement - ANSWER overly friendly, dancing or singing
Reactions - ANSWER thinking process has been affected.
Glassy/unfocused eyes. Slurred speech . Lost their train of thought
Coordination - ANSWER spill drinks, stumble, stagger. May have a difficult time handling
their silverware.
Intoxication Rate Factors - ANSWER *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 - ANSWER larger people may be able to drink more without being as affected as
smaller people
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, Gender - ANSWER women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage of body fat, and
tend to become intoxicated faster than men
Rate of consumption - ANSWER the faster a person drinks the alcohol, the more quickly
he or she will become intoxicated.
Strength of drink - ANSWER a straight up drink will be absorbed most quickly. A drink di-
luted with water will be absorbed more slowly.
* any carbonated mixer may increase the absorption rate.
Drug use - ANSWER there is no way to predict how prescription and non prescription
drugs will react with alcohol.
*can have an unpredictable effect.
Food intake - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 12 oz beer.
5 oz wine.
1 oz 100-proof liquor
Why does alcohol differ from food and other beverages? - ANSWER your body does not
have to digest it before absorbing it. It can be absorbed directly into the blood stream.
BAC (blood alcohol content) - ANSWER measurement of the amount of alcohol in a per-
son's blood
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