Drinking drivers are responsible for thousands of traffic deaths and injuries, approximately 40% of all traffic deaths involve drinking drivers.

CHAPTER 4 ALCOHOL

Alcohol is a depressant

It has no nutritional value

It affects all body cells, but especially affects the cells in the brain and the central nervous system.

Equality of a drink

One ounce of pure alcohol

The percentage of alcohol differs by volume

Beer Wine Liquor

A standard has been set to determine what is equal to one drink.

beer wine Liquor

You body can handle about one drink per hour.

Ingestion time:

Absorption

Directly into your blood stream and flows to the brain and CNSIt affects you physically and mentally

The alcohol is filtered out by the liver

90% oxidation or elimination10% burned up

Body burns about one (1) ounce every two (2) hours.

Physical Effects of Alcohol

Reaction time- Time it takes to respond to a stimulus

Coordination- Balance, Hand-eye, foot-eye

Depth & Distance Perception- How far or near is an object

Speed Perception- How fast an object appears to be traveling

Vision- Reflex action that controls the size of your pupils

Mental

Reason- Brain takes longer to figure out simple things

Inhibitions- Loose your sense of consequences.