Physical
Main type of cancer caused by alcoholism
Liver Cancer
How much the hippocampus is reduced when you drink underage
10%
Percentage of students who drank some amount of alcohol
35%
The gender that is more likely to use alcohol
Male
True or False: Having an alcoholic family member does not make you more likely to have a problem with alcohol
False - having an alcoholic parent or sibling makes you 4x more likely to develop a problem with alcohol
How long it takes until you start to feel the effects of the alcohol
5 minutes
Percentage of substance users that have a mental disorder
60%
Percentage of grade 12's who'd tried alcohol
68%
One of the lowest drinking ages in the world
10 years old
Percentage of heavy drinkers who are alcoholics
10%
Two most common impacts of drinking alcohol
Coma and Vomiting
What happens to the prefrontal lobe when you drink under age
Doesn't grow properly -- is smaller
Amount of African-Americans who drink underage
17.3%
Drinking alcohol releases what compound in the brain
Dopamine
Percentage of Americans who are alcoholics
12.7%
Two examples of health issues caused by alcohol
weight loss, disturbed sleep, appetite changes, eczema and headaches
One long term mental disorder of underage drinking
Dementia, or amnesia
Percentage of students who made a suicidal plan
12.8%
Alcohol destroys the communication of what parts of the body
Nerve cells, other cells of the body
One way to recover from alcoholism
Support groups, alcoholism treatment, detoxification
Three negative effects on students
Shorter attention span, foggy memory, worse learning ability, and slowed reaction times
Two mental illnesses underage drinking can cause
depression, eating disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia
4,300 deaths
Slows the function of what system
Central nervous system
Amount of deaths in the US that are caused by alcohol
88,000 -- 3rd leading lifestyle cause of death