Responsible Serving of Alcohol
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Alcoholic Beverages ✔✔A term which includes beer, wine, and liquor.
BAC ✔✔Abbreviation for blood alcohol content, which is a measurement of the concentration of
alcohol in the blood.
Beer ✔✔A fermented malt beverage containing .5% or more of alcohol by volume.
DMV ✔✔Department of Motor Vehicles which, in most states, issues both driver's licenses and
state ID cards.
Intoxicating Liquor (or Liquor) ✔✔All alcoholic beverages (other than beer) containing .5% or
more alcohol by volume, and all wines.
Legal drinking age ✔✔21 years of age.
, Minor ✔✔When discussing alcohol, a person under the age of 21, which is the legal drinking
age, is considered to be a minor. A person who is not of legal drinking age (under 21 years of
age) is also referred to as an underage person.
Tolerance ✔✔In relation to alcohol, tolerance describes a condition resulting from regular,
habitual drinking where a person's body becomes accustomed to alcohol and processes it more
effectively, meaning that over time, more and more alcohol is required to produce the same
effect.
Intoxicating agent ✔✔More technical term for drug
Alcohol is what type of drug? ✔✔Depressant
What does alcohol affect? ✔✔central nervous system
BAC expressed as a percentage: ✔✔A widely accepted estimate of BAC is two standard drinks
consumed in one hour result in a BAC of approximately 0.04%. Further consumption of one
drink per hour will sustain that level.
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Alcoholic Beverages ✔✔A term which includes beer, wine, and liquor.
BAC ✔✔Abbreviation for blood alcohol content, which is a measurement of the concentration of
alcohol in the blood.
Beer ✔✔A fermented malt beverage containing .5% or more of alcohol by volume.
DMV ✔✔Department of Motor Vehicles which, in most states, issues both driver's licenses and
state ID cards.
Intoxicating Liquor (or Liquor) ✔✔All alcoholic beverages (other than beer) containing .5% or
more alcohol by volume, and all wines.
Legal drinking age ✔✔21 years of age.
, Minor ✔✔When discussing alcohol, a person under the age of 21, which is the legal drinking
age, is considered to be a minor. A person who is not of legal drinking age (under 21 years of
age) is also referred to as an underage person.
Tolerance ✔✔In relation to alcohol, tolerance describes a condition resulting from regular,
habitual drinking where a person's body becomes accustomed to alcohol and processes it more
effectively, meaning that over time, more and more alcohol is required to produce the same
effect.
Intoxicating agent ✔✔More technical term for drug
Alcohol is what type of drug? ✔✔Depressant
What does alcohol affect? ✔✔central nervous system
BAC expressed as a percentage: ✔✔A widely accepted estimate of BAC is two standard drinks
consumed in one hour result in a BAC of approximately 0.04%. Further consumption of one
drink per hour will sustain that level.
