Risk Reduction Tips

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Semper Fit Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Introduction
Risk Reduction Tips
Review of Basic Information
The Up and Down Effects of Alcohol
Leadership for Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Monetary Cost of Drinking
Summary
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Objectives

• To provide information about alcohol use
• To challenge assumptions commonly held about the
  effects of alcohol

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Light beers have less alcohol by volume than
regular beers, and a lot less alcohol by volume
than ales, dark beers, and malt liquors.
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Rate of Absorption

• The higher the concentration of alcohol in your
  drink, the faster it will be absorbed
• If you have food in your stomach, alcohol will be
  absorbed slower
• Of course, the faster you drink, the faster the
  alcohol will be absorbed

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BAL Chart
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Factors that Influence BAL

• Quantity
• Rate
• Weight
• Time

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Effects of Alcohol Chart
.02-.03 No loss of coordination. May experience
slight buzz and loss of shyness. .04-.06 May
experience a buzz,, feeling of well-being,
relaxation, lowered inhibitions, sensation of
warmth, minor impairment of reasoning and
memory, lowering of caution. .07-.09 Legally
intoxicated in most states. May experience
a buzz, slight impairment of balance, speech,
vision, reaction time, hearing. Also experience
reduced judgment and self-control. Definite
impairment of muscle coordination and driving
skills. Increased risk of nausea and slurred
speech. .10 Clear deterioration of reaction
time and control. Legal Intoxication. .10
is at or beyond the legal limit in all 50
states.
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Effects of Alcohol Chart (Continued)
.10-.12 May experience a buzz, significant
impairment of motor coordination, loss of good
judgment, slurred speech, impaired balance,
vision, reaction time and hearing. .13-.15 The
buzz is reduced. Replaced with anxiety and
restlessness. Gross motor impairment, lack of
physical control, blurred vision, major loss
of balance. Risk of blackouts and
accidents. .16-.24 Anxiety and restlessness
predominates. Nausea may appear Sloppy
drunk. .25-.29 May experience anxiety and
restlessness, total mental confusion. Need
assistance in walking. Nausea and
vomiting. .30-.39 May experience loss of
consciousness .4 and up May experience onset of
coma. Death due to respiratory arrest.
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Alcohol Tolerance

• The process of adaptation to alcohol by the body
• Tolerance is not an advantage
• Short-circuits peoples warning system
• Offers a false sense of security
• Leads to higher costs, increases toxins (worse
  hangovers), and disrupts sleep (for up to 2 days)
  

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Risk Reduction Tips

• Set drinking limits
• Set aside 1/2 your paycheck
• Keep track
• Space drinks
• Alternate drinks
• Quality

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Risk Reduction Tips (continued)

• Be a non-drinker
• Avoid drinking games
• Refuse drinks
• Signal
• Drink slowly and in a safe environment

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Risks of Alcohol and Sex

• Unwanted and Unprotected
• Decreased performance
• Friends with impaired judgement
• Lasting effects in females
• Loss of control

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Drinking and Driving

• Arrange ride before drinking
• Reliable designated driver
• Leave car keys
• Keep spare money for cab
• Keep quarters for phone call

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Dollars Cents
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Money and Alcohol

• Alcohol and budgets (est. your 6-month expense
  for alcohol)
• Estimates
• Your average number of drinks
• per week (includes pkg store bars) ___24____
• Average cost per drink __1.50____
• Total cost per week __36.00___
• of weeks _26 weeks_
• Alcohol expense (36.00 x 26) _936.00__

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Summary

• Alcohol use comes with many social and cultural
  rules and expectations
• Alcohol does not always act in the way we think
  it does
• The choice of whether to drink or not to drink is
  really up to you and only you

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