Underage Drinking
What is the chemical formula for ethanol? (Alcohol)
C2H5OH
On average, how many drinks can a man and woman's liver safely process?
How can you prevent getting alcohol poisoning?
Drink in moderation or do not drink at all.
According to the WHO, how many alcohol related deaths are there a year on earth?
3 million
Why is it important to abstain (stay away from) drinking until at least the legal limit?
The brain is more mature than during adolescence.
An alcohol's proof is...
2 times the percentage
What is it called when you are intoxicated and don't make good decisions?
Impaired judgement.
What is it called when you need more of a drug to get the same feeling?
Tolerance.
How many Alaskans may have a drug misuse disorder?
About 20% (1/5)
What is the legal Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) for a youth?
0.00%
If an bottle of liquor is 80 proof it is how much percent alcohol?
40%
Alcohol's effects on the heart and nervous system (brain) classify it as a...
Depressant or downer
What are 3 things a Blackout is a sign of?
Brain damage, tolerance, and alcohol misuse disorder (alcoholism)
About how many Americans may have a drug misuse disorder?
10% (about 1/10th)
What major risk factors might lead to alcoholism later in life?
Age you start, ethnicity & race, gender, genetics & family history.
If served at a bar or restaurant, all alcoholic beverages equal the ...
same amount.
Alcohol will cause you to urinate more because it's a diuretic. True or false.
True.
Cirrhosis is...
A damaged and scarred liver caused by excessive drinking.
About how many Americans don't drink at all?
33%
This amount of AK teens reported drinking in the last 30 days in the 2017.
http://ibis.dhss.alaska.gov/indicator/view/AlcConDriYou.AK_US.html
About 22%
On average, who could safely consume more alcohol, men or women?
Men
Teens can die from binge drinking because...
Their liver cannot process the amount of alcohol and fail.
Alcohol misuse disorder can lead to what kind of problems?
According to the WHO, how many people on earth don't drink?
About 57%