Alcohol Education

THE BREAKDOWN ON BOOZE EVERY YEAR, NEARLY 900,000 PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ALCOHOL EDUCATION RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE Every two minutes a person is injured in a crash involving alcohol. There is one death every 48 minutes. DUl accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers and 1/4 of these crashes involve an underage driver. A typical DUI will cost you $10,000 and jail time. The penalties are much worse if you wreck fthe car or if someone is injured. 66% of INCARCERATED DUI OFFENDERS ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS The only way to avoid getting into trouble is to make informed decisions about alcohol. A STANDARD DRINK ONLY TIME THE AVERAGE PERSON METABOLIZES ALCOHOL AT 12 OZ. OF BEER THERE ARE MANY MYTHS ABOUT WHAT WILL SOBER YOU UP. 5 OZ. OF WINE DRINK PER HOUR 1 SHOT OF LIQUOR COFFEE, EXERCISING, OR A COLD SHOWER WILL NOT WORK THESE ALL CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL ONLY TIME CAN ELIMINATE ALCOHOL FROM YOUR SYSTEM. IMPAIRMENT IS NOT DETERMINED BY TYPE OF DRINK BUT BY AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL Sources: http://www.madd.org/statistics/