Underage drinking problems / stats
Drinking and driving
Drinking and violence
Binge drinking & alcohol poisoning problems
Short term effect of alcohol use
100
A car crash is the leading cause of death for teens, and about 1/6 of those involve an underage drinking driver
What is false, A car crash is the leading cause of death for teens, and about a quarter of those involve an underage drinking driver http://www.madd.org/statistics/
100
An estimated ___% of fatal car crashes involve an intoxicated driver or pedestrian A) 32% B) 23% C) 43% D) 34%
What is A) 32%, https://www.ncadd.org/about-addiction/driving-while-impaired-alcohol-and-drugs
100
500,000 incidents of alcohol-related violence are committed against strangers each year
What is false, 1.4 million incidents of alcohol-related violence are committed against strangers each year https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/crimes/
100
Consuming too much alcohol too quickly causes a breakdown of the body’s systems
What is true, http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/alcohol/ebook/pages/binge-drinking.htm
100
A person is more likely to recognize potential danger
What is false, A person is less likely to recognize potential danger. https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/alcohol
200
In 2014 about _____ young people ages 12-17 had an alcohol use disorder A) 704,000 B) 679,000 C) 618,000 D) 586,000
What is B) 679,000, https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/alcohol
200
On average, two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime
What is true, https://www.ncadd.org/about-addiction/driving-while-impaired-alcohol-and-drugs
200
Federal research shows that __% of convicted murderers used alcohol before or during the homicide A) 10% B) 20% C) 30% D) 40%
What is D) 40%, https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/crimes/
200
Frequent binge drinkers are more less likely to engage in risky behaviors, including using other drugs such as marijuana and cocaine and getting bad grades
What is false, Frequent binge drinkers are more likely to engage in risky behaviors, including using other drugs such as marijuana and cocaine and getting bad grades http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/alcohol/ebook/pages/binge-drinking.htm
200
An intoxicated person has a harder time making good decisions
What is true, https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/alcohol
300
The legal drinking age is 21, but ___ % of high school students have tried alcohol A) 20% B)40% C)60% D)80%
What is D) 80%, http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/alcohol.html?WT.ac=ctg#
300
An average drunk driver has driven drunk over 80 times before the first arrest
What is true, http://www.madd.org/statistics/
300
34% of female victims of intimate violence occurred when the offender was using alcohol
What is false, 57% of female victims of intimate violence occurred when the offender was using alcohol https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/crimes/
300
People who are at risk for alcohol poisoning can lose the ability to _____ because their _____ is impaired A) Smell - Sense of smell B) See - Vision C) Feel - Sense of touch D) Swallow - Gag reflex
What is D) Swallow - Gag reflex, http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/alcohol/ebook/pages/binge-drinking.htm
300
If people drink too much, they will eventually get sleepy and pass out ________________ A) Afterwards they are easily awoken B) They might choke on their own vomit and die C) They will stay paralyzed for an unknown amount of time
What is B) they might choke on their own vomit, https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/alcohol
400
College students who use alcohol or other substances are 5 times more likely to drop out of school
What is false, High school students who use alcohol or other substances are 5 times more likely to drop out of school http://www.madd.org/statistics/
400
In 2013 9.9 million people, all the way down to the age of ___ admitted that they had been driving under the influence A) 18 B) 16 C) 14 D) 12
What is D) 12, https://www.ncadd.org/about-addiction/driving-while-impaired-alcohol-and-drugs
400
Nearly 500,000 violent acts between _____ involve offenders who have been drinking A) Siblings B) Friends C) Intimates D) Parent and child
What is Intimates, https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/crimes/
400
People who have survived alcohol poisoning feels completely fine afterwards
What is false, People who survive alcohol poisoning may have irreversible brain damage http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/alcohol/ebook/pages/binge-drinking.htm
400
__________ is a gap in a person’s memory for events that took place while he or she was drinking A) An alcohol blackout B) A drunk gap C) An alcohol caused injury D) A drunk blackout
What is A) An alcoholic blackout, https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/alcohol
500
Over a quarter of ___ graders have tried alcohol A) 7th B) 8th C)9th D)10th
What is B) 8th graders, http://www.madd.org/statistics/
500
Every day worldwide, 27 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes
What is false, Every day 27 people die from drunk driving crashes in America http://www.madd.org/statistics/
500
About 118,000 incidents of family violence (excluding spouses) involve alcohol
What is true, https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/crimes/
500
Young teens and college students are most likely to binge drink
What is true, http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/alcohol/ebook/pages/binge-drinking.htm
500
A person is less aware that his/her behavior may be inappropriate or risky
What is true, https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/alcohol
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