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
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 diluted 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 person's blood
can be determined by Breathalyzer or blood test:
what is the only thing that can lower a person's BAC level? - Answer time
what can make assessing behavioral cues more difficult? - Answer tolerance
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