SHARE MEMORIES, NOT REGRETS GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION Contributer & Designer: SHARE MEMORIES NOT REGRETS Jade Ross, Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission - Education/ Prevention , Kayla Bridgewaters, Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission - Education/ Prevention GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION A Publication by: The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Responsible Consumption Let’s Start With Some Stats What is responsible consumption? Deaths Assaults An estimated 1,825 The consequences of An estimated Responsibilty goes hand-in-hand with independence. As you get older and more college students excessive and underage 696,000 college independent, responsibility becomes more important because the choices you make die each year from drinking affect everyone in students are affect other people. In terms of consuming alcohol responsibly, personal choices on unintentional, the college community. assaulted by how much you drink can affect your own future as well as the futures of others. alcohol-related another student It doesn’t matter if the injuries, including who has been motor vehicle students are younger or drinking each year. older than 21. DRINKING ALCOHOL crashes. Injuries Sexual Abuse It doesn’t matter if the An estimated COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITIES! An estimated students choose to drink 599,000 college 97,000 college students are Not all college students drink. However, according to the NIAAA, about four of every or not. students are victims unintentionally five college students drink alcohol. This includes about 60 percent of students ages 18 of alcohol-related Everyone is impacted injured under the to 20. Approximately 40 percent of college students have reported engaging in binge sexual assault or by decisions to drink influence of alcohol 4 drinking at least once during the previous two weeks. date rape each year. irresponsibly. each year. 5 Know the Laws Know The Laws alcohol-related violations for minors constructive possession Being charged with possession seems self-explanatory; if you are holding an Purchasing or Attempting to Purchase Alcohol - Class C Misdemeanor: alcoholic beverage then you get charged. • It is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase or try to purchase an However, there is more to it than that. ‘Possession’ doesn’t just have to be alcoholic beverage. (TABC code 106.01-106.025) physically holding alcohol. You can get charged with a MIP for constructive possession as well. Misrepresenations of Age to Obtain Alcohol- Class C Misdemeanor: Constructive possession exists where a person has knowledge of an object plus • It is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to use a fake ID or tell a waiter or the ability to control the object, even if the person has no physical contact server that they are 21 in order for them to get alcohol. (TABC code 106.07) with it. For example, you are at a party that has a keg or cooler of alcohol, but no Possessing or Consuming Alcohol- Class C Misdemeanor: one is regulating who can have some. You know that the alcohol is there and • It is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to possess or consume alcohol you have the free ability to obtain the alcohol. You can be given a MIP in this situation. (MIP= minor in possession). (TABC code 106.04 & 106.05) 6 7 Accept the Consequences Accept the Consequences legal consequences school consequences Class C Misdemeanor Each college and university has different consequences for students Consequences who violate their alcohol policy. • Fine up to $500; Some examples of consequences: • Alcohol awareness course; • Fines; • Community service; • Community Service; • Driver’s license suspension or denial; • Alcohol awareness class; • If you are 17 or older, on the third • Phone call to parents; offense, the fine increases to • Suspension from extra curriculars. $2,000 and/or up to 180 days in jail, in addition to driver’s license Where to find your school’s alcohol policy: suspension. • The Student Handbook • Your RA 8 •The Student Life Office 9 Be Aware of What You Are Drinking Be Aware of What You Are Drinking types of alcohol reading labels Life’s a Beach Brand Name Beer: a malt beverage with .5 % to 5% ABV Name & Address: Ale or Malt Liquor: a malt beverage with more than 5% ABV name and address of the bottler/importer Net Contents: Distilled Spirits: any alcohol that is made from distillation the amount of fluid (i.e. whiskey, rum, tequila, & vodka) in the containter Alcohol Content: Wine: a product that had been fermented from juices Either ABV level or Proof amount Type of Alcohol: of grapes or other fruits Life’s a Beach Distillary *note by state law, City, State the name of the type this is not required ABV 40% 1.75L of alcohol whether to have on the label SPICED RUM a type of beer, liquor 10 or wine 11 Keep Track of How Much Your Are Drinking Keep Track of How Much Your Are Drinking standard drink size & binge drinking alcohol by volume & proof of alcohol Standard Drink Size: Binge Drinking 0.6 oz of ethanol It is a pattern of Alcohol By Volume: drinking alcohol that The amount of ethanol in a drink compared to the entire volume of the brings BAC level drink, given by a percentage. to .08 or above. For example: 12% ABV means that 12% of the beverage is ethanol Men: 5 or more standard Proof of Alcohol: Another way of measuring the amount of alcohol in a beverage. drinks in 2 hours An easy way of understanding proof is to divide the proof number by 2 Women: and that is the ABV percentage. 4 or more standard For example: 80-proof liquor = 40% ABV liquor drinks in 2 hours 12 13 Calculating Alcohol Content What if the Alcohol Content is Unknown? A standard serving size of alcohol is 0.6 ounces of ethanol, but not all alcoholic There are situations that you may come across in which you won’t know the alcohol beverages come in standard serving sizes. content of the beverage. Some labels don’t have ABV because it is not required. This formula can be used to find the number of standard drinks in a beverage: Sometimes at parties there will be a punch of some kind that has a mixture of alcohols. There are punch recipes that are meant to mask the taste of alcohol, which makes it easy to over consume. (____fl oz x ____% ABV) / 0.6 = # of standard drinks in beverage If you come across these situations, ask yourself these questions: • Can you be sure about what kind of alcohol you are drinking? Plug the information into the formula it looks like this: • Can you effectively track how many standard drinks you consume if you don’t Example: *multiply first (23.5 fl oz x 12 % ABV) = 2.82 know the alcohol content? This is a 23.5 oz *then divide 2.82/ 0.6 = 4.7 • Can you guarentee your safety by drinking an unknown beverage? malt beverage • Is it considered responisble to drink something that you don’t have all the This single beverage is actually 4.7 standard drinks. with 12 % ABV. information about? If consumed within an hour, your BAC will be high enough to be legally intoxicated. The truth of the matter is that you can’t drink esponsiblyr with all these uncertainties. 14 Avoid drinking unknown beverages, and don’t drink if under the age of 21. 15 Learn Your Limit Learn Your Limit blood alcohol content blood alcohol content charts WOMEN MEN What is Blood Alcohol Content? How do you find it? KNOW YOUR LIMIT KNOW YOUR LIMIT The Blood Alcohol Content or BAC To use the BAC Charts on the next Approximate Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) In One Hour Approximate Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) In One Hour is the percentage of ethanol that is page, find the intersection between Drinks Body Weight In Pounds Drinks Body Weight In Pounds present in your blood. It is different the person’s weight and the number 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 1 .05 .04 .03 .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 1 .04 .03 .03 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 for each person based on their mass of standard drinks they have had. Possibly Possibly 2 .09 .08 .07 .06 .05 .05 .04 .04 2 .08 .06 .05 .05 .04 .04 .03 .03 and metabolism. This number indicates the blood 3 .14 .11 .11 .09 .08 .07 .06 .06 3 .11 .09 .08 .07 .06 .06 .05 .05 Impaired Impaired alcohol concentration if the person 4 .18 .15 .13 .11 .10 .09 .08 .08 4 .15 .12 .11 .09 .08 .08 .07 .06 had a certain number of drinks all at 5 .23 .19 .16 .14 .13 .11 .10 .09 5 .19 .16 .13 .12 .11 .09 .09 .08 6 .27 .23 .19 .17 .15 .14 .12 .11 6 .23 .19 .16 .14 .13 .11 .10 .09 .15 one time. 7 .32 .27 .23 .20 .18 .16 .14 .13 7 .26 .22 .19 .16 .13 .12 .11 Legally Legally Intoxicated Intoxicated 8 .36 .30 .26 .23 .20 .18 .17 .15 8 .30 .25 .21 .19 .17 .15 .14 .13 9 .19 Note: The figures are averages and may vary based on the amount of food in your stomach, body weight, 9 .41 .34 .29 .26 .23 .20 .19 .17 .34 .28 .24 .21 .17 .15 .14 .38 .31 .27 .23 .21 .19 .17 .16 body type, gender, medications, illness and fatigue. 10 .45 .38 .32 .28 .25 .23 .21 .19 10 16 Subtract .015 for each hour after drinking.