Short Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Underage drinking problems/stats
Drinking and Driving
Drinking and Violence
Long Term Effects of Alcohol Use
100
True or False: When large amounts of alcohol are consumed in a short period of time, alcohol poisoning cannot happen.
What is False? http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/alcohol.html?WT.ac=ctg#
100
According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, almost ____ of high school students have tried alcohol. A. 45% B. 90% C. 80% D.67% E. 56%
What is C. 80% http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/alcohol.html?WT.ac=ctg#catalcohol
100
True or False: The percentage of teens in high school who drink and drive has decreased by more than half since 1974.
What is False? http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/TeenDrinkingAndDriving/index.html
100
Alcohol can lead to ____ reactions from people who would usually shrug things off.
What is Violent? https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/mental-health/alcohol-and-aggression
100
Binge drinking and continued alcohol use in large amounts are associated with many health problems, including ____. A. Coma B. Liver disease C. Headaches D. Dizzyness
What is B. Liver Disease http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html
200
Violent vomiting is usually the first symptom of _________. Extreme sleepiness, unconsciousness, difficulty breathing, dangerously low blood sugar, seizures, and even death may result.
What is alcohol poisoning? http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/alcohol.html?WT.ac=ctg#
200
_____ is the legal drinking age in the United States.
What is 21? http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/alcohol.html?WT.ac=ctg#catalcohol
200
___________________(DUI), also known as driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, or impaired driving is the crime of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs, including those prescribed by physicians.
What is Driving under the influence? https://ncadd.org/about-addiction/driving-while-impaired-alcohol-and-drugs
200
Scientists and nonscientists alike have long recognized a two-way association between alcohol consumption and _____ or aggressive behavior. A. Nice B. Carelessness C. Optimistic D.Violent
What is D. Violent? http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa38.htm
200
People who have been drinking large amounts of alcohol for long periods of time run the risk of developing serious and persistent changes in the _____.
What is Brain? http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm
300
_______ is the only non-short term effect on this list. A.Headaches B. Vomiting C.Coma D. Liver Disease
What is D. Liver Disease? http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol/short-term-long-term-effects.html
300
True or False: One study by the University of Washington found that people who regularly had five or more drinks in a row starting at age 13 were much more likely to be overweight or have high blood pressure by age 24 than their non-drinking peers.
What is True? http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/alcohol.html?WT.ac=ctg#
300
True or False: Each day, people drive drunk more than 300,000 times, but only about 3200 are arrested.
What is True http://www.madd.org/statistics/
300
True or False: Excessive alcohol use cannot lead to increased risk of health problems such as injuries, violence, liver diseases, and cancer.
What is False? http://search.cdc.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=cdc-main&query=+alcohol+and+violence+&commit=Search
300
True or False: Up to 27 percent of alcoholics, however, have a deficiency in thiamine, and some of these people will go on to develop serious brain disorders such as Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome.
What is False? http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm
400
Your quick decision-making skills, _______, accurate perception, and multitasking skills to drive well all tend to disappear in the company of alcohol.
What is Reflexes? http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/stopteendui/teens/resources/substances/alcohol/short-and-long-term-effects.cfm
400
True or False: Less than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems, according to a 2012 study.
What is False? http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics
400
True or False: On average, one in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime.
What is False? https://ncadd.org/about-addiction/driving-while-impaired-alcohol-and-drugs
400
True or False: According to the 2013 National Survey on alcohol based abuses, about 8.7 million young people ages 12–20 reported drinking alcohol in the past month.
What is True http://teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week/promote-events/alcohol-event-toolkit
400
Damage may be a result of the direct effects of alcohol on the brain or may result indirectly, from a poor general health status or from severe ______.
What is Liver Disease? http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm
500
While drinking _______, some people can get very happy and some could get very mad as _______ effects everyone differently. A. Fruit punch B.Coffee C.Alcohol D.Soda
What is C.Alcohol https://drinkwise.org.au/drinking-and-you/how-is-drinking-affecting-you/#
500
In 2009, alcohol-related ______disease was the primary cause of almost 1 in 3 liver transplants in the United States
What is liver? http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics
500
An average drunk driver has driven drunk over ____ times before their first arrest. A. 20 B. 76 C. 80 D. 98
What is C. 80 http://www.madd.org/statistics/
500
___ is the most widely used substance of abuse among America’s youth. A. Drugs B. Alcohol C. Sugar D. Water
What is B. Alcohol? http://teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week/promote-events/alcohol-event-toolkit
500
Most people realize that heavy, long–term drinking can damage the liver, the organ chiefly responsible for breaking down ____ into harmless byproducts and clearing it from the body. A. Fruit Punch B. Pizza C. Water D. Alcohol
What is D. Alcohol? http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm
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