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UK's Alcohol Policy
How It Happens
Stages of Drunkenness
Random Facts
100
Everyone reacts to alcohol the same way.
False, there are many factors that play into how you react.
100
what types of alcoholic drinks are permitted at UK games?
None.
100
What does the liver do?
Detoxifies and removes alcohol from the blood.
100
What is the "morning after" stage?
Hangover
100
how is alcohol taken in by the body?
It is absorbed directly from the bloodstream.
200
You will get drunk a lot faster by drinking hard liquor than by drinking beer or wine coolers.
False, alcohol is alcohol in standard amounts, beer, wine coolers, wine, and hard liquor all have equivalent levels of alcohol and will make you equally intoxicated.
200
Is alcohol allowed in Greek housing?
Nope.
200
What can lead to a hangover?
Dehydration
200
Give your definition of buzzed.
general definition: still haveing the ability to form sentences and keep your eyes open.
200
At what BAC level is a driver considered legally drunk?
Above 0.08
300
Eating bread / carbs before drinking will slow down the rate of absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream.
True.
300
What is the wildcats cab?
A free on-demand rides for students; similar to Uber.
300
Where is the majority of alcohol absorbed into the bloodstream?
The small intestine
300
Give one common behavior of the "stupor" or "trashed" stage (BAC of 0.25-0.40)
Barely moving, can't respond to stimuli, can't stand or walk, may vomit, may lapse in and out of consciousness.
300
What body part is damaged most by alcohol?
The liver
400
Eating greasy foods before drinking will keep you from getting sick.
False.
400
If an RA sees alcohol in your room what will they do?
They will make you pour out all of your alcohol in front of them, make you throw it away, and they will cite you.
400
Alcohol increases the amount of the chemical _______ in the brain's "reward center", which creates the feeling of happiness when you take a drink.
Dopamine.
400
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Content
400
What percentage of all violent crimes involve alcohol?
over 50%
500
Coffee will sober you up.
False, you will just be an awake drunk.
500
What is medical amnesty?
a good samaritan law which grants intoxicated minors legal immunity when they seek help for themselves or someone else in need of immediate medical care.
500
What makes you feel drunk?
Un-metabolized alcohol that keeps circulating through your body causing that feeling until all of the alcohol has made its way through your system.
500
At what BAC level does a person typically stop breathing and die?
0.40
500
what fraction of traffic fatalities in the USA are caused by drunk drivers?
1/3rd