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Alcohol survey questions 12-13
12) The alcoholic causes most
of the alcohol related fatalities
on our roads & highways today.
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13) How much a person drinks before driving should
be their own decision.
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Wine
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Vodka
Rum, etc
12%
5-6% alcohol
…and higher
How do they determine BAC?
A blood sample will be taken if a person is unconscious
Blood Alcohol
Concentration
describes the
alcohol in a
person blood
expressed as
weight per unit
of volume.
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There is no way to beat the breathalyzer
1) For your body weight, how many drinks take you
close to the .08 DUI level? (the level in many states)
2) The number of drinks that will raise your BAC to .4
100 lb. 12
120 lb. 15 140 lb. 17 160 lb. 19
180 lb. 21
200 lb. 23 220 lb. 25 240 lb. 27
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
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160 lb.
180 lb.
200 lb.
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Remember a BAC of .4 -.5 can cause death
Many states have
adapted this level
(some are even lower)
What
about
teenagers
and young
adults?
In cases where a DUI fatality has
occurred – many offenders
are sentenced to prison
Other legal measures
• Graduated licensing laws for youthful drivers which
impose parental practice hours, curfews, and
passenger limitations.
• Zero tolerance laws for drivers under the age of 21
• Automatic license revocation appears to be an
effective measure to reduce drunk driving.
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Let’s now consider marijuana . . .
• Marijuana is a powerful mind altering drug that
enters the bloodstream quickly and affects the
brain and other parts of the body.
• Comes from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa,
and is commonly called “pot, grass or weed”
• Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of
dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers
of the hemp plant.
• All forms of marijuana are mind-altering,
they change how the brain works.
• The main ingredient in marijuana is THC.
Marijuana also contains more than 400 chemicals.
Short term effects:
• problems with memory and reality
• distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch)
• trouble with thinking and problem-solving
• loss of coordination, slowed reaction time
• increased heart rate, anxiety
• loss of side vision and a fixation on objects
Marijuana is strongly absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs…
especially the brain. Generally, traces of THC can be detected by
standard urine testing method several days after smoking.
Long-term effects of marijuana use?
Findings so far show that regular use of
marijuana or THC may play a role in some
kinds of cancer and in problems with the
respiratory, and immune systems.
It is known that marijuana contains some of the same,
and sometimes even more, of the cancer-causing
chemicals found in tobacco smoke. Studies show that
someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking
in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who
smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day.
Long-term effects of marijuana use?
What does marijuana do to brain?
Some studies show that when people have smoked large
amounts of marijuana for years, the drug takes its toll on mental
functions. Heavy or daily use of marijuana affects the parts of
the brain that control memory, attention, and learning.
Smoking marijuana causes some changes in the brain that are like
those cause by cocaine, heroin, and alcohol. Some researchers
believe that these changes may put a person more at risk of
becoming addicted to other drugs, such as cocaine or heroin.
Scientist are still learning about the many ways that marijuana could
affect the brain.
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• The drug can impair judgment, memory,
depth perception, and coordination.
• A marijuana user might feel that the effects
have worn off and safe driving is possible
after a few hours.
• In reality, drivers abilities remain impaired
for a long time. Effects can last up to 24 hours
after smoking marijuana.
• Marijuana use can also make it difficult to judge
distances and react to signals and sounds on the road.
Driving experiments show that marijuana affects
a wide range of skills needed for safe driving:
-- thinking and reflexes are slowed, making it
hard for drivers to respond to sudden, unexpected
events.
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Also, a driver's ability to "track" (stay in lane) through
curves, to brake quickly, and to maintain speed and the
proper distance between cars is affected.
Research shows that these skills are impaired for at least
4-6 hours after smoking a single marijuana cigarette, long after
the "high" is gone. If a person drinks alcohol, along with using
marijuana, the risk of an accident greatly increases. Marijuana
presents a definite danger on the road.
NIDA
Government Research
• Recent studies of automobile accident victims show
that from 6 to 12 percent of non-fatally injured drivers
and 4 to 16 percent of fatally injured drivers had
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient
in marijuana, in their bloodstream.
A large majority of subjects who
tested positive for THC also
tested positive for alcohol.
Combining alcohol and marijuana
greatly impairs driving ability
Many penalties and consequences
for driving under the influence of
marijuana and other drugs are
similar to that of alcohol.
This car was confiscated
from a drug arrest
Can you read what is written
on the bumper?
Review time…how much do you remember?
1) 12 oz. of beer, 6 oz. of wine, and a shot glass of whiskey,
vodka, rum, etc., all contain about the _____amount of
alcohol.
2) True or False: A BAC of .4 -.5 can cause death.______
3) The DUI level in most states for people 21 years and
older is: ______
4) Teenagers who consume 3-4 drinks are __________more
likely to be involved in a alcohol related fatality.
5) Courts are increasingly sentencing DUI offenders to
_______ if their crime results in serious injury or fatality.
6) Zero tolerance for drivers under the age of 21 means they
cannot drive with any amount of _______ or illegal drugs.
7) Marijuana is a powerful ____________ drug that quickly
effects the brain, with _____being the main active
ingredient
8) Distorted perception, slowed reaction time, and loss of
side vision are common effects of THC upon the brain.
These are examples of _________________
9) True or False: Medical findings so far, have shown that
smoking marijuana may play a role in various types of
cancer. _________
10) Smoking marijuana can have lingering effects upon
drivers…some effects even lasting up to _____after using.
11) True or False: The alcoholic causes most of the alcohol
related fatalities on roads and highways today. ______
12) Drinking alcohol and using marijuana will _________
___________ the risk of a collision.
13) Penalties for driving under the influence of marijuana
and other drugs are similar to that of __________
14) True or False: Mixing alcohol or marijuana with any
other drugs including medications can be very dangerous.
_________
15) True or False: It’s a free country…how much a person
drinks before driving should be their own decision. _______
End of lesson 3