DUI Laws
The BAC level for a DUI in Colorado.
.08
Every _____ minutes, someone in this country dies because of Impaired Driving.
48
False
Many users of this drug experience paranoia, hallucinations, mood disturbances, delusions, and suicidal thoughts. These symptoms can persist for years after use.
Methamphetamine
The length of time that Interlock will need to be installed if the DUI included a refusal of the breath or blood test.
2 years
The BAC level for a DWAI in Colorado
.05
The number of Americans that will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some point in their lifetime.
2 out or 3
One drink (on average) raises your BAC by about _____.
.02
A side effect of this substance can be extreme thirst and in rare cases people have died from drinking too much water (or water intoxication).
Ecstasy (MDMA)
The law in which licensed driver's agree in advance to submit a breath or blood test upon request.
Implied Consent
____ or more DUI offenses in Colorado are now felony charges.
4
The average cost of a 1st DUI offense in Colorado.
$13,000
A severe symptom of withdrawals from alcohol in which your brain motor output cannot function and your body jerks about uncontrollably. This can be fatal.
Delerium Tremens (DT's)
These substances are currently the leading cause of overdose in our country.
Opiates (will accept Heroin and/ or Fentanyl)
When the DMV takes away driving privileges for an indicated period of time and until certain requirements for reinstatement are met.
Revocation
The nanogram level for a DUI charge for marijuana in Colorado.
5 and above
The average number of people who will receive a 2nd DUI offense.
1 in 3
Scar tissue developed on the liver as a result of long-term, heavy alcohol use.
Cirrhosis
Considered the deadliest of substances, this substance is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the US.
Nicotine
When you lose driving privileges due to accumulating a certain number of points for offenses on your driving record.
Suspension
The full terms for the following acronyms: DUI, DWAI, and DUID.
Driving Under the Influence, Driving with Ability Impaired, and Driving Under the Influence of Drugs.
The number of babies born each year in this county with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
About 40,000
The first area of your brain to be affected by alcohol use and what the impact is.
Frontal lobe. This impacts decision-making, problem-solving, and judgment.
These substances produces effects similar to anesthetics and can cause nausea, lack of coordination, loss of appetite, and decreased heart and breathing rates. It is a "short-lived" high.
Inhalants
_________ or more points within 12 consecutive months will result in license suspension for an adult over the age of 21.
12