Alcohol effects on teen body
Alcohol facts true or false
Why 21
100
The age in which the brain stops developing. 

What is 25.

100

The legal age to purchase alcohol and consume alcohol is 21.

What is true. 

100

MADD stands for what.

What is Mothers Against Drunk Driving

200

Long term use of alcohol can affect these organs.

What is liver, brain, heart, and pancreas.

200

Teens who start drinking before the age of 15 are more likely to develop alcohol dependence later on in life.

What is true.

200

After all states adopted an age 21 minimum drinking legal age, drinking among persons aged 18 to 20 years declined or increased.

What is decreased.

300

Mental illness most caused by alcohol use.

What is anxiety and depression.

300

Drinking strong coffee, exercising or taking a cold shower will help you sober up faster. 

What is false. 

300

Reasons people decide not to consume alcohol.

What is religion, allergies, family who have an addiction, health etc. 

400

The part of the brain that causes people to slur their words or fall down.

What is the cerebellum. 

400

Alcohol physically affects everyone in the same way.

What is false.

400

Drinking by those below the age of 21 is also strongly linked with. 

What is

  • Death from alcohol poisoning.
  • Unintentional injuries, such as car crashes,  falls, burns, and drowning.
  • Suicide and violence, such as fighting and sexual assault.
  • Changes in brain development.
  • School performance problems, such as higher absenteeism and poor or failing grades.
  • Alcohol dependence later in life.
  • Other risk behaviors such as smoking, drug misuse, and risky sexual behaviors.


500

Alcohol is a depressant or stimulant substance.

What is a depressant.

500

24 ounces of beer is a standard drink.

What is false, 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits, which contain the same amount of alcohol.

500

The Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in

What is 1984.

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