Alcohol
Other drug use
DUI
Recovery
Brain
100

A 12 oz of beer and 1.5 oz of alcohol is equivalent to this many oz in wine.

5 ounces

100

Alcohol is considered a depressant, while cocaine and methamphetamines are considered this.

Stimulants

100

A blood alcohol level (BAC) above this number results in a Commercial DUI.

.040

100

At this stage of change, the individual does not see a problem or believe a change is needed.

Pre-contemplation

100

True or false: A person who uses a drug over a long period of time can expect to have a long-term period of recovery before the brain returns to normal.

True.

200

It takes at least this amount of time for the average person to burn up the alcohol in one standard drink.

1 hour

200

This type of drug distorts the senses and can produce powerful hallucinations. 

Psychedelics. 

200

If you decide to go out and drink, you can do this to avoid driving under the influence:

1. Designate a driver ahead of time

2. Take a cab or public transportation, or call a DD. 3. Make a reservation and spend the night. 

4. Consume food, sip your drinks, and alternate with a non-alcoholic beverage.

 5. Ask your server about a ride home if you drink and cannot find, or afford, a ride home.

200

During this Stage the person purposely and repeatedly engages in particular actions intended to resolve the identified problem.  

Action Stage.

200

This drug can distort and confuse a users' senses in addition to distorting the ability of the brain to make sense of sights, sounds, and other senses or to think clearly about anything.

LSD / Psychadelics
300

This term refers to the amount of alcohol in your blood

Blood alcohol content (BAC)

300

This is a period of negative feelings that occur when the use of a substance is stopped.

Withdrawal.

300

This device is installed in a vehicle and requires your breath sample before engine will start.

Ignition Interlock Device.

300

During this Stage, the challenge is to sustain the change accomplished by previous action and to prevent relapse.

Maintenance.

300

These are the naturally occuring chemicals in the brain tht carry messages between neurons. When these are lower than normal, people may feel sad, depressed or lack energy.

Neurotransmitters.

400

Alcohol used by a pregnant woman can cause physical and mental defects in her unborn child known as this.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
400
Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet, and heroin are part of this drug category.

Opiods.

400

This percentage of first time offenders will get a second DUI due to greater risks being taken after 6 months to a year.

50%

400

Rather then getting stuck in this stage, it is important to avoid self-shaming which leads to becoming discouraged. 

Relapse

400

Alcohol can affect the part of the brain that is responsible for this function.

Judgement and decision making.

500

This term describes the actual process itself, of a substance being “used up” or “flushed out” by normal organ function.

"Half life"
500

This drug stays in the body longer than most because it is stored in fat cells. When this is used on a daily basis, it never leaves the body until it stopped being used for at least a month.

Marijuana

500

Suspensions of a drivers license as a result of DUI, implied consent violation, and mandatory insurance violation require the filing of this with the MVD.

SR-22 Certificate.

500

In this stage, an individual experiences motivations to change and reasons to stay the same.

Contemplation.

500
This important brain chemical regulates mood, emotion, learning, memory, sleep, and pain.

Serotonin.