11/8/25, 9:13
AM
TIPS CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
inhibitions
impaired
Behavioral Cues of judgement
Intoxication slowed
reactions
loss of
coordination
inhibitions relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings.
Judegement overly friendly, dancing or singing
reactions thinking process has been affected.
glassy/unfocused eyes. slurred speech . lost their
train of thought
coordination spill drinks, stumble, stagger. may have a difficult
time handling their silverware.
*affect how quickly a person becomes
Intoxication Rate intoxicated and displays behavioral cues.
Factors
size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of the
drink, drug use, food intake.
size larger people may be able to drink
more without being as affected as
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9
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smaller people
gender women are typically smaller, with a
higher percentage of body fat, and
tend to become intoxicated faster
than men
rate of consumption the faster a person drinks the alcohol,
the more quickly he or she will
become intoxicated.
a straight up drink will be absorbed most
quickly. a drink diluted with water will be
strength of drink absorbed more slowly.
* any carbonated mixer may increase the
absorption rate.
there is no way to predict how
prescription and non prescription drugs
drug use will react with alcohol.
*can have an unpredictable effect.
food in the stomach delays delays the
food intake absorption of alcohol into the
bloodstream. A person with a full stomach
will not become intoxicated as quickly as
will a person drinking on an empty
stomach.
12 oz beer.
1/2 oz. of pure alcohol 5 oz wine.
1 oz 100-proof liquor
Why does alcohol your body does not have to digest it
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9
AM
TIPS CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
inhibitions
impaired
Behavioral Cues of judgement
Intoxication slowed
reactions
loss of
coordination
inhibitions relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings.
Judegement overly friendly, dancing or singing
reactions thinking process has been affected.
glassy/unfocused eyes. slurred speech . lost their
train of thought
coordination spill drinks, stumble, stagger. may have a difficult
time handling their silverware.
*affect how quickly a person becomes
Intoxication Rate intoxicated and displays behavioral cues.
Factors
size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of the
drink, drug use, food intake.
size larger people may be able to drink
more without being as affected as
1/
9
, 11/8/25, 9:13
AM
smaller people
gender women are typically smaller, with a
higher percentage of body fat, and
tend to become intoxicated faster
than men
rate of consumption the faster a person drinks the alcohol,
the more quickly he or she will
become intoxicated.
a straight up drink will be absorbed most
quickly. a drink diluted with water will be
strength of drink absorbed more slowly.
* any carbonated mixer may increase the
absorption rate.
there is no way to predict how
prescription and non prescription drugs
drug use will react with alcohol.
*can have an unpredictable effect.
food in the stomach delays delays the
food intake absorption of alcohol into the
bloodstream. A person with a full stomach
will not become intoxicated as quickly as
will a person drinking on an empty
stomach.
12 oz beer.
1/2 oz. of pure alcohol 5 oz wine.
1 oz 100-proof liquor
Why does alcohol your body does not have to digest it
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