Warm-up Questions
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What is the difference between
Binge-Drinking and Chronic Drinking
Do you feel it is Dangerous to mix
alcohol with caffeinated beverages?
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Why or Why Not
Jacqueline Sabunido’s Story
Some students will not listen as you are
part of the party scene.
You may think nothing will happen to
you...there are consequences and
sometimes the innocent are the ones that
pay.
http://www.facesofdrunkdriving.com/jacqui
Alcohol: Effects on the Body
and Behavior
Blood Alcohol Level: What’s It All
About?(6)
Blood alcohol level (BAL) depends on:
● Weight
● Amount of food and water in
stomach
● Carbonated alcoholic beverages
● Gender
Blood Alcohol Level Calculations(7)
BAL = (150/body weight) x (%alcohol/50)
x (ounces consumed) x (0.025)
Blood Alcohol Level Example
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175 pound man drinks four 12-ounce
cans of beer with 4% alcohol content
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BAL = (150/175) x (4/50) x (48) x (0.025)
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=.86 x .08 x 48 x .025
= .08%
Calculate your own
Take your weight
● Use 5 drinks for male and 4 for
female (drinks are 12oz with 4%
Alcohol)
BAL = (150/body weight) x (%alcohol/50)
x (ounces consumed) x (0.025) or go to
http://bloodalcoholcalculator.org/
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All BAC calculations are
estimates!
You are responsible for your
actions good and bad!
Blood Alcohol Levels: So What?(8)
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BAL = 0.02 to 0.03 (Slight Euphoria)
Self-confident/daring
● Short attention span
● Loss of shyness
● Fine motor skills impaired
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Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
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BAL = 0.04 to 0.06 (Euphoria)
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Relaxation
Lower inhibitions
Minor impairment of reasoning and memory
Lowering of caution
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
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BAL = 0.07 to 0.09 (Euphoria)
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Slight impairment of balance, speech
Impairment of reaction time and hearing
Minor impairment of reasoning and memory
Lowering of caution
0.08 DWI
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
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BAL = 0.10 to 0.125
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Significant impairment of motor coordination
Greater impairment of reaction time and
hearing
Speech will begin to be slurred
Balance will begin to be impaired
0.08 DWI
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
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BAL = 0.19 to 0.15
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Gross motor impairment
Lack of physical control
Blurred vision
Major loss of balance
Euphoria is reducing and Dysphoria is
beginning to appear
Dysphoria is a state of unease or generalized
dissatisfaction with life. Some people will
begin a rant about life, politics or religion
Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
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BAL = 0.16 to 0.20 (Confusion)
Dysphoria predominates
● Confused/dizzy
● Nausea and may vomit
● The drinker has the appearance of a “sloppy
drunk”
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Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
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BAL = 0.25 to 0.40 (Stupor)
Can barely move at all
● Cannot respond to stimuli
● Cannot stand or walk on their own
● Vomiting
● Lapse in and out of consciousness
● Death has occurred at 0.25 and is considered a
medical emergency
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Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
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BAL = 0.35 to 0.50 (Coma)
Unconscious/onset of coma
● Reflexes depressed
● Decreased body temperature
● Decreased breathing rate
● Decreased heart rate
● Possible death due to respiratory arrest
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Blood Alcohol Levels(8)
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BAL = Greater than 0.50 (Death)
Breathing stops
● That says it all!
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Group Question
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What do you think defines a drink?
A Drink Defined
Drinking is a Personal Choice but
Who Else is Affected?
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Friends and family
Strangers
Unborn babies –
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Discussion
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Taking into consideration who
drinking effects. What are some
unseen consequences that happen due
to drinking?
Be ready to Share
Unseen consequences of
Alcohol Use
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Suicide and death — nearly half of all teen
suicides each year and more than half of
adolescent deaths in Minnesota involve
alcohol.
Traffic crashes, injuries and deaths —
one-third of all traffic fatalities among 16
to 19-year olds are caused by drinking and
driving.
Unseen consequences of
Alcohol Use
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Violence, sexual assaults and date rape —
drinkers are more prone to injuries due to
violence; and two-thirds of sexual assaults
and date rapes among teens and college
students are alcohol related.
Withdrawal, depression and
emotional/psychological difficulties.
Unseen consequences of
Alcohol Use
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School delinquency, failure and dropout.
Alcohol dependence — those who begin
drinking at age 15 are four times more
likely than those who begin at age 21 to
develop alcohol dependence.
Unseen consequences of
Alcohol Use
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A DWI offense can result in one year in jail, $3,000 fine, loss
of driving privileges, legal costs and increased insurance rates.
A DWI stays on a person’s record for a minimum of 15 years.
A citation for underage drinking and driving (less than .08) can
cost $700 and/or 90 days in jail, result in loss of driving
privileges for 30 days, and remain on a person’s record for 15
years. A second violation will result in loss of driving privileges
for 180 days.
Trying to purchase alcohol with a fake ID can result in loss of
driving privileges for at least 90 days and a fine.
Driving Limits(6)
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Minnesota set the legal level of
intoxication at 0.08
Looking Back (cont.)
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What affects Blood alcohol levels?
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Drinking is a personal choice, but how
can it affect those around you?
Next Time
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Reading Underage Drinking in
Minnesota
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Read information sheet for tomorrow
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Have 3 talking points to share in a group
and in class