A person can drink a fatal amount of alcohol before the effects set in.
Why is binge drinking dangerous?
What is a Hangover?
Unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol.
You get a hangover because the ethanol in the drink caused increase urine production, leading to dehydration. Dehydration causes headaches, fatigue, and dry mouth.
Alcohol also irritates the stomach lining, which can lead to nausea.
Alcohol use during pregnancy can lead to FASD. Because the brain and central nervous system are developing throughout the entire pregnancy, alcohol can adversely affect the fetus at any time, causing “hidden” birth defects.
Brain on the left is brain without pre-natal alcohol exposure.
The brain on the right is an infant’s brain that had
pre-natal exposure to alcohol.
List the 4 stages of developing alcoholism:
List the 4 stages of developing alcoholism:
Problem Drinking
Tolerance
Dependence
Alcoholism
Age – teens that start drinking before 15 are more likely to become alcoholics than those who wait to 21
Age – teens that start drinking before 15 are more likely to become alcoholics than those who wait to 21
The #1 cause of death among teenagers is motor vehicle accidents.
A majority of these accidents are alcohol related.
What is the difference between
DWI and DUI?
DWI = Driving While Intoxicated
Not having normal use of mental or physical faculties.
Having alcohol concentration of .08 or more
Officer must prove impairment
DUI = Driving Under the Influence
If you are under the age of 21 it is illegal to have any detectable amount of alcohol in your system.
The officer does not need to prove that the minor is impaired, only that they consumed alcohol.
If the minor is impaired they would be charged with a DWI.
An MIP means that a person under the age of 21 years, has been issued a citation for being illegally in possession, ownership, or control of an alcoholic beverage.
Minors are at risk of an M.I.P. citation at a party, nightclub, or while riding in a vehicle when alcohol is present.
What is an MIP?
MIP = Minor In Possession
A minor can be in the proximity of alcohol which belongs to another person, but cannot touch, hold, transport, attempt to purchase, consume, or have any contact with alcohol.
