EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

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CHAPTER 15

• EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

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Alcohol, Other Drugs, And Driving

• 15.1 Effects of Alcohol on Driving Safely
• 15.2 Other Drugs and Driving
• 15.3 Traffic Laws and Governing the Use of
  Alcohol
• 15.4 Coping with Peer Pressure

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CHAPTER 15

• EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

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Alcohol and Teens
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Alcohol Facts

• Young drinking drivers are involved in fatal
  crashes at twice the rate of drivers aged 21 and
  older
• Drivers aged 16 through 20 are more likely to be
  alcohol-impaired than any other group

• Nearly half of those killed in alcohol related
  collisions had not been drinking but were victims
  of drunk drivers
• More than half of all fatalities during holidays
  are alcohol related.

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Alcohol Affects Behavior

• Just one drink can effect the way a person thinks
  or behaves

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Alcohol and Mental Abilities

• Acts like an anesthetic on the brain, slowing
  down activity

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Judgment and Reasoning

• Driver effected by alcohol has decreased ability
  to reason and make sound judgments
• Euphoria a false sense of well being.

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Vision

• Alcohol distorts vision effecting drivers
  orderly search pattern

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Inhibitions

• Alcohol weakens a persons inhibitions, the inner
  forces of personality that restrain or hold back
  impulsive behavior.

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Physical Abilities and Alcohol

• Muscular movements, reflexes, and balance begins
  to slow down.

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Reaction Time and Coordination

• Reflexes and coordination becomes slow and clumsy

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Seeing and Speaking Abilities

• Peripheral vision, night vision, color vision,
  and depth perception become impaired.
• Speech may become slurred and fuzzy

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Other Physical Problems

• Breathing and heartbeat impaired
• Death can occur if large quantities are consumed
  over a short period of time

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Blood Alcohol Concentration

• B.A.C. the amount of alcohol in the blood stream

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Factors Affecting BAC

1. Amount consumed
2. Amount of time
3. Persons body weight

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Controlling Impairment

• Alcohol is absorbed quickly and leaves the body
  slowly
• It takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hour to rid the
  body of one drink
• Only time can rid the body of BAC

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Myths and Truths About Alcohol

• True or False
• One little drink wont hurt me.
• FALSE

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Myths and Truths About Alcohol

• True or False
• I will not be affected because I am only
  drinking beer
• FALSE

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Myths and Truths About Alcohol

• True or False
• I can drive better after a few drinks
• FALSE

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Myths and Truths About Alcohol

• True or False
• A young person cannot become a problem drinker
• FALSE

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Reduce the driving risk by having a designated
driver
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Over The Counter Medicines

• May have many side effects like
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Slowed reaction time
• Poor judgment

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Prescription Medicine

• Make sure you heed the warnings on the labels

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Depressants

• A drug that can slow or depress the central
  nervous system.
• Barbiturates
• Sleeping pills
• Tranquilizers

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Myths and Truths About Alcohol

• True or False
• You can sober up by drinking black coffee,
  taking a cold shower, or doing exercise.
• FALSE

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Stimulants

• Can speed up or stimulate the central nervous
  system
• Energy drinks
• Ephiphadrine

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Hallucinogens

• Mind altering drugs that can alter personality
  and cause panic or terror.
• They distort a persons sense of direction,
  distance, and time.
• Marijuana
• LSD

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Combining Drugs

• Drug-alcohol combinations increase driving risks.
• Combining drugs has a multiplied effect.

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• All 50 states require a person to be 21 years of
  age to purchase or consume alcohol

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Implied-Consent Law

• You automatically give your consent when you sign
  your license to be tested for drinking or other
  drugs.

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Levels of Intoxication

• DWI Driving While Intoxicated means having a
  BAC of .08 or higher
• DUI Driving Under the Influence means you can
  have a lower BAC level but still have it affect
  your ability to drive.
• In Illinois we can a BAC of .08 a DUI

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Penalties for Conviction

• Suspension or revocation of drivers license
• Payment of fine
• Prison term

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Zero Tolerance Law

• It is illegal for a person under the age of 21 to
  drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in
  the blood.

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Chemical Testing

• Intoxilyzer breath testing machine most
  commonly used for measuring BAC levels.

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Field Sobriety Test

• On the spot roadside tests that help an officer
  detect an impaired driver.
• Nystagmus the involuntary jerking of the eyes
  as a person gazes side to side

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If You Are Stopped

1. Stay in your vehicle
2. Follow the officers directions
3. Show license and insurance
4. Make no sudden or unexpected movements

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Peer Pressure

• Influence of others of a similar age

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Positive Peer Pressure

• When peers what to be helpful and encourage you
  to do the right thing

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Negative Peer Pressure

• When others encourage you to do other things that
  are wrong or dangerous

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Making Responsible Decisions

1. Is it safe?
2. Is it legal?
3. What would my parents think?
4. Does it show respect for myself and others?

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Friends Dont Let Friends Drive Drunk
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This is Jackie
Jackie with her dad
Jackie hanging out with her friends
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• The car in which Jacqueline traveled. She was hit
  by another car that was driven by a 17-year old
  male student on his way home after drinking a
  couple of hard packs with his friends. This was
  in December 1999.

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