1. B.A.C. Bulletin Board Directions: Change fonts and colors to your liking. Print PowerPoint using these settings: Under “Page Setup,” slides “sized for on-screen show”. Under “Print,” make sure you print as “Slides” and not handouts or notes, and one slide will print per page. Use each page as a different cut-out for your bulletin board. Arrange however you want!

2. B.A.C. standards for Blood Alcohol Content, and is the concentration of alcohol in a person’s bloodstream.

5. Factors used to measure B.A.C.: • Gender • Weight • Amount consumed • Time spent drinking

6. Tolerance is a decreased response to the effects of alcohol. Tolerance has nothing to do with it! Just because you don’t feel the effects of alcohol or have your behavior “under control” doesn’t mean your B.A.C. isn’t at a high level – it’s purely biological.

7. The liver disposes of 95% of alcohol that enters your body. It typically metabolizes alcohol at a rate of one standard drink per hour.

8. What is a standard drink?

9. The Biphasic Effect

10. Peak stimulation and euphoria occur at a BAC of 0.06%. After this "Point of Diminishing Returns," higher BACs will result in fewer and fewer positive effects.

11. Remaining in the Buzz Zone maximizes the drinker's positive experience and reduces harm

12. Once the drinker has gone beyond the "Point of Diminishing Returns," it is impossible to return to the Buzz Zone.

13. What is your B.A.C.? Use the B.A.C. calculator at B4Udrink.Mobi from your mobile phone!

14. Want more info? Visit RethinkingDrinking.niaaa.nih.gov