Transcript Chapter 4

Chapter 15
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Handling Social Pressures
CAN YOU AFFORD A NEARLY $10,000
NIGHT ON THE TOWN?
Offense
1st.Convict.
2nd.Convict
3rd. Convict.
Fine
Jail Time
$350.00
48 hours
$600.00
45 days
$1,100.00 120 days
License Revocation
One (1) Year
Two (2) Years
(3) - (10) Years
1ST TIME DUI OFFENDER - .08
48 hours to 11 months, 29 days of Jail
 .20 BAC or greater minimum jail time 7
consecutive days
 License revocation for 1 year
 You will be ordered to participate in a DUI school
 Pay restitution to any person suffering physical
injury or personal loss
 $350-$1,500 Fine
 Judge can order you to install a vehicle Ignition
Interlock Device
What kind of Drug is Alcohol?
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Alcohol is a depressant.
 The more you drink, the more "depressed" your
brain activity becomes. As you continue to
drink and alcohol levels increase, specific parts
of the brain are affected more significantly.
How the Brain is Affected
Cerebrum is the part of your brain that controls
advanced functions like recognition, vision, reasoning,
and emotion. .01% -.30%
 Cerebellum is the part of your brain that is involved with
coordinating movement. Alcohol consumption causes
problems with coordination, reflexes, and balance .15
.35%.
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Medulla is the part of your brain that controls basic
survival functions such as breathing and heartbeat. This
can happen with a BAC of .30
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one 1.5 oz shot of hard
liquor
at 40% alcohol
one 12 oz. beer
at 4% alcohol
(look at the label)
or 80 proof
one 5 oz. glass of
wine
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL
Amount
of beverage
1 cocktail (11/2 oz whiskey)
1 glass (51/2 oz) wine
1 bottle (12 oz) beer
2 cocktails
2 glasses (11 oz) wine
2 bottles beer
Concentration of
alcohol in blood stream
Typical
effects
0.03%
Slight changes in feeling, may affect judgment or
physical coordination
0.06%
Reaction time slowed, slight decrease of fine
skills, less concern with minor irritations and
restraints
0.09%
Diminishment of fine coordination skills,
exaggerated emotion and behavior, talkative,
noisy, or morose
4 cocktails
4 glasses (22 oz)wine
4 bottles beer
0.12%
Impairment of fine coordination, clumsiness,
slight to moderate unsteadiness in standing or
walking
5 cocktails
5 glasses (271/2 oz.) wine
5 bottles beer
0.15%
Intoxication unmistakable abnormality of bodily
functions and mental faculties
3 cocktails
3 glasses (16Y2 oz.)wine
3 bottles beer
Stages of Intoxication
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1. Alcohol affects our inhibitions, this
person is very happy and very sociable,
relaxed, and talkative .02 to .06 BAC
 2. This person is excited and shows erratic
behavior, enter ear is affected, this person
may fall. Drop things.Can’t judge
distance..08 to .10 BAC
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3. This person gets confused, starts
staggering, is very moody and has
exaggerated fear, may be unable to stand or
walk .15 to .20 BAC
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4. At this stage the whole brain is affected.
This person goes into a coma, becoming
unconscious, and this may result in death
from respiratory paralysis. .20 to
.40 BAC
Myths About Alcohol
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Wine and beer are not the same as hard liquor
A person can’t get drunk on a full stomach
Drinking and driving is fun
People must drink because friends want them to
even though they are driving.
Black coffee, a cold shower, lots of exercise, or all
three together can quickly sober up a drinker
Alcohol makes people feel better when they’re
down in the dumps.
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DRINKS
Body
weight
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
100 lb.
.038
.075
.113
.150
.188
.225
.263
.300
.338
.375
.413
.450
110 lb.
.034
.066
.103
.137
.172
.207
.241
.275
.309
.344
.379
.412
120 lb.
.031
.063
.094
.125
.156
.188
.219
.250
.281
.313
.344
.375
130 lb.
.029
.058
.087
.116
.145
.174
.203
.232
.261
.290
.320
.348
140 lb.
.027
.054
.080
.107
.134
.161
.188
.214
.241
.268
.295
.321
150 lb.
.025
.050
.075
.100
.125
.151
.176
.201
.226
.251
.276
.301
160 lb.
.023
.047
.070
.094
.117
.141
.164
.188
.211
.234
.258
.281
170 lb.
.022
.045
.066
.088
.110
.132
.155
.178
.200
.221
.244
.265
180 lb.
.021
.042
.063
.083
.104
.125
.146
.167
.188
.208
.229
.250
190 lb.
.020
.040
.059
.079
.099
.119
.138
.158
.179
.198
.217
.237
Signs of intoxication:
A person who is overly friendly
 Someone talking loudly, bragging, or
using foul language.
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You will usually find the person annoying
or arguing with others.
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Someone with slurred or slowed speech,
who tends to lose their train of thought.
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A person who complains about the
service.
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Spills the drink or misses their mouth.
Glassy eyes, dilated pupils, inability to
focus, sleepy look, and bobbing head.
 Staggering, swaying, or the inability to
walk.
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Several ways people can help curtail
drinking and driving:
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Take a cab if you're planning to go out on the town
or go to a party by yourself.
 If you're partying with a group of friends, have a
"designated driver" - If you drive to a party, give your keys to the host
or a trusted friend who won't let you drive if
you've had too much to drink.
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If you're hosting a party, be sure to have nonalcoholic beverages available,
Some Alcohol Facts!
Every year, college students spend $5.5
billion dollars on alcohol, mostly beer.
This is more than they spend on books,
soda pop, coffee, juice, and milk
combined, averaging $466 per student
per year.
 College students drink an estimated 4
billion cans of beer annually.
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As many as 360,000 of the nation's 12
million undergraduates will die from
alcohol-related causes while in school.
This is more than the number who will
receive M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.
 On America's college campuses,
alcohol is a factor in 40% of all
academic problems, and 28% of all
dropouts.
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What is Binge Drinking?
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High-risk drinking? Excessive drinking?
Abusive drinking? Problem drinking? Heavy
episodic drinking? It’s all the same
phenomenon. In numbers, it’s 5 or more
drinks for men, 4 or more drinks for women
(based on the Five/Four Measure) in any one
"occasion". Occasion being defined by an
evening, an afternoon, or more obviously, a
morning (particularly if your morning starts at
noon).
7 Myths About Alcohol
1. Drinking is a risk-free activity.
2. You can't survive without drinking.
3. Alcohol is a magic potion that can
transform you.
4. I can drive better after a few drinks.
5. You can sober up by taking a cold
shower or drinking coffee.
6. If these products were truly
dangerous, the media would tell us.
Companies spend $2 billion
annually on advertising and
promotion. So they don’t want to
tell us about the 100,000 deaths a
year that alcohol contributes to.
7. I not going to get drunk I’m only
drinking Wine-coolers
Can you name any more?
What Drugs Affect Driving
Ability?
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Over-the-Counter Drugs
 Prescription Drugs
 Depressants
 Stimulants
 Hallucinogens
 Marijuana
 LSD and PCP
Smoking Pot and Driving
Driving after Smoking Pot:
 Means you take longer to respond.
 Alters your distance and time
perception.
 Lowers your concentration,
coordination, alertness and ability to
react.
 Narrows or blurs your field of vision.
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Speed, Ecstasy, Cocaine:
If you take stimulants such as ecstasy,
cocaine or any form of amphetamine
(speed, crystal meth, base) you may:
Believe you drive better than you really
can.
Take more risks.
Drive aggressively
Be overstimulated and lose concentration.
See things on the road that aren’t where
you think they are.
Have scattered thoughts or delusions.
Tennessee
Practice Test #1: Alcohol
1 If you have had several beers before driving, the
effects of alcohol will be reduced only by:
a.taking a cold shower
b. waiting several hours
c. drinking several cups of coffee
2. When taking any medicine, you
should:
a. consult your doctor about the
effects before driving
b. have someone follow you home
c. keep your window open and
drive more slowly
3. The amount of alcohol in the
blood is referred to as:
a. implied consent (IC)
b. blood alcohol concentration
(BAC)
c. rate of alcohol consumption
(RAC)
4. Driving under the influence (DUI)
for a first conviction is determined
by which blood alcohol
concentration?
a. 05%
b. 08%
c. 50%
5. Alcohol in any
concentration is:
a. a stimulant
b. a depressant
c. neither of the above
6. If you have a BAC of .10%, you
are _______ times more likely to
cause an accident than if you
were sober.
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
7.Which of the following driving
skills is/are affected by the use of
alcohol and/or drugs?
a. alertness
b. coordination
c. both of the above
8. Driving while under the
influence of drugs carries:
a.the same penalty as for
alcohol
b.absolutely no penalty
c.a lesser penalty than for
alcohol
9. If you have had three beers in
the past hour, about how long
will it take for all the alcohol
to leave your blood stream?
a. one hour
b. two hours
c. three hours
10. Which of the following substances
can affect the ability to drive?
a. tranquilizers, marijuana and
sedatives
b. cough syrups and cold tablets
containing codeine or antihistamines
c. all of the above