What does the sale of alcohol create for community? - correct answer Money and jobs, stimulates
economy
What do restaurants that sell alcohol do for the community? - correct answer creates a fun place to
hangout/ create memories while keeping them safe
What effects can over-drinking have on the community? - correct answer loss of health, life, and
potential increase in crime
How is excess drinking draining the US economy? - correct answer 95,00 people die in the US/yr
drains the economy, due to losses in workplace productivity
binge drinking - correct answer drinking four or more beverages per sitting for women or five or more
for men per sitting in about 2 hrs
What are the main losses of excess drinking? - correct answer -loss of workplace activity
-health care expenses for treating drinking problems
-law enforcement expenses
-motor vehicle crashes
What are the costs/person, total cost, and cost/drink in CA? - correct answer 940, 350,106,000,000,
2.44
What are the most common crimes related to alcohol? - correct answer DUI's
domestic violence and assaults
About how many people die a day in the US due to drunk driving? - correct answer 28
, one dies every 52 min
What does alcohol do to the body? - correct answer reduces the function fo the brain, impaired
thinking, reasoning, and muscle coordination (Central nervous system affected)
How is alcohol absorbed? - correct answer through the walls of the stomach and small intestine
then through the bloodstream where it accumulates until metabolized by liver
BAC - correct answer blood alcohol concentration
-measured by the weight of the alcohol in a certain volume of blood
What is the BAC limit in all 50 states? - correct answer 0.08
What is the BAC limit in Utah? - correct answer 0.05
How can BAC be measured? - correct answer breathalyzer or blood test
How often are there crash fatalities due to drinking? - correct answer 1/3 of all traffic crashes involve
drunk drivers ( BAC higher than 0.08)
What are the consequences to drunk driving? - correct answer charges from misdemeanors to felony
offenses, penalties, licenes revocation, fines, and jail time
Is alcohol the sole cause of domestic abuse? - correct answer No only a compounding factor
Stats on abuse - correct answer 2/3 of victims of spousal abuse report perpetrator has been drinking
at the time
CDC estimates 55% of perpetrators were drinking prior to assault