Alcohol and Your Body
What is alcohol?
colorless, bitter tasting liquid that has been fermented from plants
Which of the following rules is IGC housing drinking rule?
No drinking in the dorm!!
What is alcoholism?
disease in which a person is physically and psychologically dependent on alcohol
How many annual deaths are caused by alcohol?
88000
Can Alcohol cause diseases
Yes
What is alcohol poisoning?
damage to your physical health caused by drinking too much alcohol, can be fatal
How many different Soju brands are there?
Approximately 20
What is an alcohol blackout?
A gap in a person's memory while drinking
What happens when your BAC is 40%
coma, death
Which part of the body does alcohol affect the most?
Lung, brain, and spinal cord
What is intoxication?
the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol
Around the world, minimum legal drinking ages range from ?? to 21 years.
13 (In Burkina Faso)
alcohol can cause
Alcohol poisoning
Intoxication
Coma
What percent of high schoolers have tried alcohol.
80%
What is a depressant?
a drug that slows body functioning
What is a hangover?
uncomfortable side effects caused by alcohol use
How do you refuse alcohol?
Say No!
Stay away from places with alcohol
What is recovery?
learning to live without alcohol
About __th of injuries are caused by alcohol
3/4 or 75%
What is BAC (blood alcohol concentration)?
the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream
Alcohol is processed in the kidneys, where enzymes help break down ethanol into acetaldehyde and acetate.
How many of the high school students who drink do so to the point of intoxication?
About 2/3
Approximately ??% of men and ??% of women will be dependent on alcohol in their lifetime.
17, 8
teens drink alcohol because
They feel old