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7.5 Alcohol <br />7.5.1 Classification <br />Depressant <br />7.5.2 Common or Street Name(s) <br />Booze, Cocktails, Nightcaps, Highballs, Beer, Wine, Wine Coolers, Hard Liquor (Whiskey, <br />Scotch) <br />7.5.3 Description / Comments <br />A) Easily obtained and highly abused; <br />B) Alcohol is the most abused drug in the workplace; <br />C) Alcoholism affects 2 in 10 Americans of all ages and backgrounds; <br />D) Teenagers and pre -teens usually steal alcohol from parent's liquor cabinet or have it <br />purchased by legal drinking -aged friends. <br />7.5.4 Effects on user <br />7.5.4.1 Physical effects <br />1) Slight increase in heart rate, sweating, dilation of blood vessels, moderately <br />lower blood pressure, appetite stimulation, increased production of gastric <br />secretion, and increased urine production; <br />2) Levels of fat - protein affected <br />7.5.4.2 Symptoms of Abuse <br />1) Person smells of alcohol <br />2) Loss of inhibitions and worries less <br />3) Poor judgment, slowed reactions, slurred speech, staggering, disoriented <br />4) Loss of control over behavior, may become aggressive or violent <br />7.5.4.3 Possible Results of Long -term Use <br />1) Personality changes <br />City of Eugene Page 7 -8 DOT /FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Policy <br />September 2010 Information Packet - <br />