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‣ What are the four behavioral cues that tell you someone may have had enough to
drink? -✓✓1) losing inhibitions
2) impaired judgement
3) slowed reactions
4) loss of coordination
‣ A customer becoming more relaxed and talkative is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? -✓✓losing inhibitions
‣ A customer demonstrating socially unacceptable behavior, such as dancing,
singing, or being overly friendly, is an indicator of what behavioral clue? -
✓✓impaired judgement
‣ A customer losing their train of thought or having glossy, unfocused eyes is an
indicator of what behavioral clue? -✓✓slowed reactions
‣ A customer staggering, stumbling, or spilling drinks is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? -✓✓loss of coordination
‣ What are intoxication rate factors (define)? -✓✓factors or circumstances that
affect a person's rate of intoxication
‣ What are the six intoxication rate factors? -✓✓1) size
2) gender
3) rate of consumption
4) strength of the drink
5) drug use
6) food intake
‣ How does a person's size affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓larger people may
be able to drink more without being as affected as smaller people
, ‣ How does a person's gender affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓women are
typically smaller, with a higher percentage of body fat, and tend to become more
intoxicated faster than men
‣ How does a person's rate of consumption affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓the
faster a person drinks alcohol, the more quickly he/she will become intoxicated
‣ How does the strength of a drink affect a person's rate of intoxication? -✓✓a
straight-up drink will be absorbed most quickly
‣ Any carbonated mixer will [decrease/increase] the absorption rate of alcohol. -
✓✓increase
‣ How does a person's drug use affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓both
prescription and non-prescription drugs, when taken with alcohol, can have
unpredictable effects
‣ How does a person's food intake affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓a person
with a full stomach will not become intoxicated as quickly as a person drinking on
an empty stomach
‣ How does alcohol differ from other foods and beverages? -✓✓it does not have to
be digested before being absorbed into the bloodstream
‣ What is BAC? -✓✓Blood Alcohol Content - the amount of alcohol in a person's
blood
‣ BAC levels can only be accurately measured by what two methods? -✓✓1) blood
testing or 2) breathalyzer
‣ How does a person's tolerance affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓It doesn't; it
just allows them to hide behavioral cues of intoxication.
‣ How does tolerance affect BAC? -✓✓it doesn't
‣ Alcohol is a [depressant/stimulant]. -✓✓depressant
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‣ What are the four behavioral cues that tell you someone may have had enough to
drink? -✓✓1) losing inhibitions
2) impaired judgement
3) slowed reactions
4) loss of coordination
‣ A customer becoming more relaxed and talkative is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? -✓✓losing inhibitions
‣ A customer demonstrating socially unacceptable behavior, such as dancing,
singing, or being overly friendly, is an indicator of what behavioral clue? -
✓✓impaired judgement
‣ A customer losing their train of thought or having glossy, unfocused eyes is an
indicator of what behavioral clue? -✓✓slowed reactions
‣ A customer staggering, stumbling, or spilling drinks is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? -✓✓loss of coordination
‣ What are intoxication rate factors (define)? -✓✓factors or circumstances that
affect a person's rate of intoxication
‣ What are the six intoxication rate factors? -✓✓1) size
2) gender
3) rate of consumption
4) strength of the drink
5) drug use
6) food intake
‣ How does a person's size affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓larger people may
be able to drink more without being as affected as smaller people
, ‣ How does a person's gender affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓women are
typically smaller, with a higher percentage of body fat, and tend to become more
intoxicated faster than men
‣ How does a person's rate of consumption affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓the
faster a person drinks alcohol, the more quickly he/she will become intoxicated
‣ How does the strength of a drink affect a person's rate of intoxication? -✓✓a
straight-up drink will be absorbed most quickly
‣ Any carbonated mixer will [decrease/increase] the absorption rate of alcohol. -
✓✓increase
‣ How does a person's drug use affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓both
prescription and non-prescription drugs, when taken with alcohol, can have
unpredictable effects
‣ How does a person's food intake affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓a person
with a full stomach will not become intoxicated as quickly as a person drinking on
an empty stomach
‣ How does alcohol differ from other foods and beverages? -✓✓it does not have to
be digested before being absorbed into the bloodstream
‣ What is BAC? -✓✓Blood Alcohol Content - the amount of alcohol in a person's
blood
‣ BAC levels can only be accurately measured by what two methods? -✓✓1) blood
testing or 2) breathalyzer
‣ How does a person's tolerance affect their rate of intoxication? -✓✓It doesn't; it
just allows them to hide behavioral cues of intoxication.
‣ How does tolerance affect BAC? -✓✓it doesn't
‣ Alcohol is a [depressant/stimulant]. -✓✓depressant
