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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face=DotMatrix-TwoExtended><span style='font-size:25.0pt;font-family:DotMatrix-TwoExtended;
color:#F3F3F3'>RU Connected?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=HelveticaNeue-Condensed><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed;
color:black'>N A T I O N A L C O L L E G I A T E A L C O H O L A
W A R E N E S S W E E K<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=HelveticaNeue-Condensed><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face=HelveticaNeue-Condensed><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed;
color:black'>WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW HOW TO WATCH YOUR BAC!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Level
Information and Chart<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>Of course, it is important to define what is meant by “a
drink”. Normally, a drink is thought of as:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=ZapfDingbatsITC><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbatsITC;
color:#4A4A4A'>n </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>One beer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=1 color="#4a4a4a"
face=ZapfDingbatsITC><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbatsITC;
color:#4A4A4A'>n </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>One mixed drink<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=ZapfDingbatsITC><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbatsITC;
color:#4A4A4A'>n </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>One glass of wine<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=1 color="#4a4a4a"
face=ZapfDingbatsITC><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbatsITC;
color:#4A4A4A'>n </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>One shot of alcohol<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>But it is important to understand that the formal definition is
actually:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=1 color="#4a4a4a"
face=ZapfDingbatsITC><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbatsITC;
color:#4A4A4A'>n </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>12 ounces of beer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=1 color="#4a4a4a"
face=ZapfDingbatsITC><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbatsITC;
color:#4A4A4A'>n </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>4-5 ounces glass of wine (12-15% alcohol by volume)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=1 color="#4a4a4a"
face=ZapfDingbatsITC><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:ZapfDingbatsITC;
color:#4A4A4A'>n </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>1.5 ounces of 80 proof (40% alcohol) distilled spirits<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>Each of these contains the same amount of pure ethanol, about 0.6
ounces. In other words, a 20-ounce mug<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>of beer is considered more than a drink—it is actually
closer to a drink and a half. If a person orders a mixed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>drink at a bar or at a party, it may be possible that whoever
mixed the drink may have put in two or three<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>ounces of alcohol.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>All of these factors will determine the amount of alcohol in a
person’s blood, which is measured as the BAC,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>or Blood Alcohol Concentration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Levels<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>.01–. 07 </span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
HelveticaNeue-Light;color:black'>You feel mildly relaxed, a little lightheaded.
Your inhibitions are loosened, and you feel less cautious.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>Judgment abilities are slightly impaired. No real feeling of the
depressant effects of alcohol seen yet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>Your behavior may become exaggerated and your emotions
intensified.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>.08–.13 </span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
HelveticaNeue-Light;color:black'>Your motor skills are starting to become
impaired and your sense of balance may be compromised.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>Your emotions become a bit exaggerated—perhaps loud, perhaps
aggressive. It is dangerous (and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>illegal) for you to drive. Your judgment is impaired, and you may
have difficulty evaluating sexual<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>situations. You believe you are functioning better than you
actually are.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>.14–.19 </span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
HelveticaNeue-Light;color:black'>The “good feelings” of euphoria
begin to give way to some negative feelings such as anxiety and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>restlessness. You may begin to feel tired because the depressant
qualities of alcohol begin to take<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>effect. If you are a man, you will have difficulty achieving or
maintaining an erection. You will have<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>trouble walking or standing, and you will greatly increase the
chance of hurting yourself physically.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>You may get nauseous.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>.20–.24 </span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
HelveticaNeue-Light;color:black'>You feel confused and disoriented. At this
point you might experience nausea and, since your gag<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>reflex is impaired, you may choke on your vomit. You have trouble
standing. You may not realize that<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>you hurt yourself because you might not feel pain. Blackouts
become likely at this point.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>.25–.29 </span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
HelveticaNeue-Light;color:black'>Almost all aspects of your brain are severely
impaired. You may have passed out by this point.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>Vomiting is likely and the chance of asphyxiation on your own
vomit is greatly increased. If you have<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>not passed out, the risk of personal injury is high because you
have little to no physical control. You<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>are emotionally numb.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>.30–.34 </span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
HelveticaNeue-Light;color:black'>If you are still awake, you are in a stupor.
You likely have no comprehension of where you are or what<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>you are doing. There have been numerous cases of alcohol poisoning
and death in this range of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>BAC. You are in need of medical help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Bold><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Bold;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>.35 & UP </span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
HelveticaNeue-Light;color:black'>You have reached the level of surgical
anesthesia. Coma is possible. The lungs and heart rate are<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>slowing to the point of stopping. You need immediate medical help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>This information is brought to you by Campus Wellness<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=HelveticaNeue-Light><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light;
color:black'>Facts can be found at: <a
href="http://www.bacchusgamma.org/pdfs/ncaaw/NCAAWBAC07.pdf">http://www.bacchusgamma.org/pdfs/ncaaw/NCAAWBAC07.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"'>Shelly Matikiewicz</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"'>Associate Director-Campus Recreation</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"'>Morris</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"'>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Recreation</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"'>Texas</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"'>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">A&M</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University-</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"'>
Commerce</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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