Step 1: Impacts on the Body

Question 1

Standard serving size of beer, wine, shot of liquor

Answer 1

Beer: 12oz
Wine: 5oz
Liquor: 1oz

Question 2

Are pregnant women allowed to drink alcohol?

Answer 2

Yes, they are legally allowed to drink alcohol. Though risk severe consequences on the unborn child

Premises is required to have a sign warning of FAS (Sandy’s Law, Ontario)

Question 3

Where does majority of alcohol enter the bloodstream?

Answer 3

Small intestine (75-80%)

Question 4

How is alcohol removed from the bloodstream?

Answer 4

Primarily metabolized (by 6 digestive enzymes) then excreted

Question 5

Main factors that affect BAC besides how much alcohol is consumed?

Answer 5

Blood alcohol content:
- Quantity of blood in body (increases with muscle mass)
- Quantity of water in body (men typically have more)
- Speed of consumption (faster/slower than metabolism)

Question 6

How much alcohol can the body metabolize?

Answer 6

1 drink per hour

Question 7

Other factors that affects BAC

Answer 7

• Weight
• Sex
• Food consumption
• Fatigue
• Other physical/emotional factors

Question 8

Legal driving limit for BAC

Answer 8

General driving under the influence (DUI), driving while impaired (DWI):
- 0.08%

Commercial drivers:
- 0% (Ontario), 0.04% (US)

Question 9

AFAB alcohol threshold

Answer 9

Small (<100lbs): no more than 1 drink/hour

Other (>140lbs): no more than 2 drinks/hour

Question 10

AMAB alcohol threshold

Answer 10

Small (<110lbs): no more than 2 drinks/hour

Other (>120lbs): no more than 3 drinks/hour

Question 11

How do you count ‘double’ drinks for monitoring BAC?

Answer 11

As 2 drinks instead of 1

Question 12

How much pure alcohol does a healthy body eliminate?

Answer 12

0.5oz/h