Standard Drinks
What is a standardized drink?
A drink containing 1/2 oz. of pure ethyl alcohol.
- 1.5 oz shot of liquor
-5 oz wine
-12 oz beer
What is Metabolic Tolerance?
How "efficient" our body is at processing/oxidizing alcohol. Higher tolerance means faster processing and needing more alcohol after a shorter period of time to maintain the BAC
Mixing alcohol with pain medication like Ibuprofen and Tylenol causes or taking them in large quantities causes
Upset stomach, bleeding and ulcers; liver damage (acetaminophen); rapid heartbeat.
What is the Lyft program for 3 safe rides home within 3 miles of campus between 10pm and 5am?
ZagsRideSafe- DMAC Foundation (Get Home Safe with DMAC App)
What fruit makes wine?
Grapes
What is a standardized drink of regular beer.
12 oz (~5% alcohol)
What is the difference when drinking in a new environment compared to a familiar environment?
Drinks tend to hit people faster and harder when they drink in an unfamiliar environment. This is known as Situational Tolerance.
What speeds up oxidation (the process of sobering up)?
Nothing! Give it time. Still need to eat food and drink water, but sobering up takes time.
Why is a BORG (Black Out Rage Gallon) more dangerous than drinking a couple beers within a couple of hours?
People put ½ bottle to a whole bottle hard liquor into the gallon and drinking more than 8 standardized drinks within 2-4 hours
What plant makes beer?
Hops
What is a standardized drink of wine.
5 oz (~12% alcohol)
What is Functional tolerance?
How our bodies function at any given BAC, where a higher tolerance built over times means more alcohol would need to be consumed to reach the same levels of functional impairment at lower tolerance levels.
How many drinks per hour does the body metabolize?
1 drink
Why would mixing a caffeinated drink with alcohol lead to worse outcomes?
Caffeine as a stimulant masks the effects the depressant alcohol causing you to drink even more and risk alcohol poisoning.
What vegetable is in vodka?
potatoes
What is a standardized drink of whisky, gin, vodka, etc.
1.5 oz (40% alcohol)
Why is it dangerous to build a high tolerance to alcohol?
High tolerance to alcohol creates a safety hazard for withdrawal effects, where alcohol is the most dangerous substance to withdrawal from, and can be fatal if not done with clinical intervention.
Antidepressant medication when taken with alcohol causes...
When combined with alcohol, may result in serious heart-related side effects. Risk for dangerously high blood pressure is increased when MAOIs are mixed with tyramine, a byproduct found in beer and red wine.
(before drinking on prescribed medications talk with your doctor)
What happens if you drink and ride a Lime scooter?
You can get a DUI when riding impaired.
What planet makes tequila
agave cores
On a red solo cup, these standard drink measurements are marked for liquor, wine, and beer.
First Line Liquor 1.5oz, Second Line Wine 5oz, Third Line Beer 12oz.
What impacts absorption?
Speed of consumption, type of alcohol, if you've eaten/are hydrated, mood, recent illness, other combined substance use/prescribed medications.
What parts of the brain are impacted by alcohol consumption before the brain fully develops in our mid 20s?
Researchers have found reductions in the size of the frontal lobe (involved in planning and decision-making), hippocampus (involved in learning and memory), amygdala (involved in fear-sensing), and corpus callosum
What are the symptoms of alcohol poisoning?
Vomiting, seizures, blueish skin, reduces O2 to the respiratory control center in your brain which can lead to respiratory or cardiac failure.
what vegetable makes whiskey?
Corn