Alcohol and Its Effects

A.

Check the facts in the graph below and answer the questions. The graph is based on the effects of alcohol on a 150-pound adult male who has had four or more years of experience driving and who is an experienced drinker as well.

1.For how long does alcohol remain in a person’s blood?

2.Between what hours should the person in the graph not drive?

3.For approximately how long is this person legally impaired?

4.Between what hours is the person legally intoxicated?

5.For how long after the person stops drinking is he legally impaired?

6.What is the alcohol level at the time elimination starts?

7.How long does it take for the alcohol to be eliminated?

8.Is the person legally impaired for a longer period while absorbing the alcohol or while eliminating the alcohol?

B.FIND OUT MORE. Search your local newspaper for one week. Keep a list of all accidents related to alcohol, and describe one of them below.

The more food in the stomach, the faster the alcohol absorption process. - Most of the ingested alcohol is absorbed into the small intestine. - About 75% is absorbed into the liver.Alcohol detection tests can measure alcohol in the blood for up to 6 hours, on the breath for 12 to 24 hours, urine for 12 to 24 hours 72 or more hours with more advanced detection methods, saliva for 12 to 24 hours, and hair for up to 90 days,In all states, the legal limit for driving is a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08. If you are at or above this limit, you are considered legally intoxicated. However, it is easy to misjudge your intoxication level,