Title: Drinking and Driving

BSN Nursing Students: Gina Ungaro, Amber Ortiz, Rebecca Goterba, Kaitlyn Fitch

Blood Alcohol Content/signs of Alternative options instead of Consequences

intoxication driving under the influence

There are multiple options
-BAC is the measure of alcohol in the
blood including:
• Utilize Uber or Lyft (download
-You can get a DUI with a BAC of .08
Uber or Lyft app)
Signs of intoxication:
• Have a DD set up (designate
- strong smell of alcohol
someone to drive you who isn’t
- Poor coordination
- Slurred speech drinking)
• If you’re at a friends house and
- Hand tremors
can not find a ride, stay the night
- Change in behavior such as being
• Catch a ride home with someone
loud or aggressive
else who is sober
• If you’re on campus you can
walk home
• You can utilize campus or
public transportation( take the
bus)
- Putting you and others at risk for
injury or death
- DUI
- Risk of losing license
- Fees and fines
- Mandatory driving education
courses
- High insurance costs
- Community service
- Installation of ignition interlock
devices (breathalyzer test to start
the car)
- Jail time
Statistics
-1,825 college students between ages
18-24 years old die from alcohol-
related unintentional injuries, including
motor vehicle crashes every year.
-3,360,000 students between the ages of
18 and 24 drive under the influence of
alcohol
-Drunk driving is the number one cause
of death for teenagers
-1 in 5 college students have admitted
to drunk driving

Bitonte College of Health and Human Services Department of Nursing