Safe Drinking
Many students choose not to drink at all, which is always the safest way to avoid dangerous situations and consequences of drinking. However, if you do choose to drink, there ways to do so safely and responsibly. Remember, just because you might choose to not drink, doesn’t mean your friends will always follow suit. Everyone should understand what ‘safe drinking’ means.
Did you know…?
- Alcohol affects each person differently depending on: number of drinks per hour, strength of alcohol (proof or percentage), your individual body composition, your weight, your gender, your age, your use of medication, your mood changes, your personal metabolism rate, amount of food in your stomach, what you mix drinks with or family history of alcoholism.
The liver can only metabolize .5 ounces (about 1 drink) of alcohol per hour.
- Alcohol abuse is defined as drinking more than 2 drinks a day for men and more than 1 drink a day for women.
A 0.08 blood alcohol level is considered legally drunk and it can only take the average person 2-3 drinks per hour to reach this limit. With the way some college students binge drink these days, that isn’t much!