Alcohol and Drunk Driving Glossary
Glossary of Alcohol-Related Terms
- Alcohol: a liquid (C2H2OH) found in intoxicating drinks.
- Alcoholics Anonymous: (AA) An organization for alcoholics-with the intent to cure the addiction.
- Alcohol Detector: Any device designed and used to detect the presence of alcohol.
- Alcoholic: Someone addicted to alcohol.
- Alcoholism: Addiction to alcohol
- Abuse: Improper use of, as in excessive drinking of alcohol.
- Arrest: The taking of someone into police custody.
- BAC: Acronym for Blood Alcohol Concentration used as a means to determine the alcohol level in a drinkers blood system.
- Beer: An alcohol drink brewed from malts and hops.
- Bender: A drinking spree.
- Binge Drinking: A heavy drinking session normally associated with alcohol.
- Blood Alcohol Test: A test given to determine if a drinker’s blood alcohol level is within legal limits to drive a vehicle.
- Booze: Slang for alcohol
- Boozer: One who over indulges in alcohol.
- Breath Alcohol Test: A test given to determine if a drinker’s blood alcohol level is within legal limits by testing lung air samples.
- Breathscan: A scan designed to measure the amount of alcohol in a drinkers system.
- Breathalyzer: A trademark name that has become a generic term for an apparatus that tests a person’s blood alcohol level.
- Calibration: Test and adjust the accuracy of a measuring device.
- Cocktail: A drink consisting of a mixture of other drinks, usually alcohol and a soft drink or juice.
- Coin Operated Breath Alcohol Testing: A vending machine installed at facilities serving alcohol drinks to measure a driver’s blood alcohol concentration.
- Delirium Tremens: A symptom of alcohol withdrawal, typically caused by stopping consumption quickly, marked by agitations, tremors, and hallucinations.
- Detoxification: (Detox) To rid somebody or yourself of toxic, especially addictive substances.
- DOT: (Department of Transportation) Acronym for the agency mandated to maintain and police state highways.
- Driving Under the Influence: (DUI) a descriptive statement meaning the driver of a vehicle has been drinking alcohol.
- Drunk: Someone who drinks alcohol to excess.
- Drunk Driving: The act of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
- DUI: Acronym for “Driving Under the Influence.”
- DWI: Acronym for “Driving While Intoxicated.”
- Enabler: One who enables another to do something.
- Evidentiary: Pertaining to or constituting legal evidence.
- Hangover: The unpleasant after effects of drinking too much alcohol.
- Ignition Interlock: Device integrated into a vehicle’s ignition system that prevents operation if the driver’s blood alcohol level is above legal limits.
- Inebriate: To make drunk.
- Intoxicated: A state of being drunk.
- Libation: An alcoholic drink.
- Liquor: An alcoholic beverage produced by distillation instead of fermentation.
- MADD: Acronym for “Mothers Against Drunk Drivers”
- NHTSA : Acronym for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- OUI: Acronym for (Operating Under the Influence) meaning a driver of a vehicle is operating under the influence of alcohol.
- SADD: Acronym for Students Against Destructive Decisions
- Sober: Not drunk, tending not to drink alcohol.
- Sobriety: The state of not being drunk.
- Social Drinker: One who drinks on occasion but not to excess.
- SR-22 Insurance: Insurance certification to the Motor Vehicle Department that the driver has liability coverage and that the Department will be notified if the policy is cancelled.
- Substance abuse: Excessive consumption or misuse of any substance especially drugs or alcohol.
- Zero-Tolerance Laws: Laws in affect aimed specifically at young drivers or those involved in alcohol related accidents.
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